{
 "answer": "In the City of Barrie, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Trees in woodlots (woodlot = min. 0.2 ha with qualifying tree density); any species meeting the 'tree' definition (woody perennial reaching at least 4.5 m height); replacement required: Court or Director may order rehabilitation or replanting including silvicultural treatment; no cash-in-lieu stated. Source: Private Tree By-law 2014-115, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001416",
 "municipality": "Barrie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.barrie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Private Tree By-law 2014-115",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-09-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.barrie.ca/PrivateTreeBylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit from the Director before injuring or destroying a tree on private land, but applies only to trees in a 'woodlot' - land of at least 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres) carrying the by-law's tree densities, as shown on the City's Official Woodlot Map - not to every tree on a private lot. Sets application, issuance and exemption rules",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7bad23e053e20bbead41578eaac61970ba78b27d085b06ccd82d39ae3b5d82f5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Trees in woodlots (woodlot = min. 0.2 ha with qualifying tree density); any species meeting the 'tree' definition (woody perennial reaching at least 4.5 m height)",
    "replacement_required": "Court or Director may order rehabilitation or replanting including silvicultural treatment; no cash-in-lieu stated",
    "fine_range": "Minimum fine not exceeding $500; maximum not exceeding $100,000; special fine may exceed $100,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4(a) \"No owner...shall cause or permit the injury or destruction of a tree...without first obtaining a permit\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "\"A By-law...to prohibit or regulate the injuring or destruction of trees on private property\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3 \"this by-law applies to all trees in woodlots\"; s. 2(a) woodlot definition; s. 1(z) tree definition",
    "replacement_required": "s. 13(b) \"Director may make a repair order requiring...to plant or replant trees\"; s. 14(c) \"court...may order the person to rehabilitate the land or to plant or replant trees\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 14(a)(i) \"A minimum fine shall not exceed $500 and a maximum fine shall not exceed $100,000. However, a special fine may exceed $100,000.\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/barrie/trees/text-7bad23e053e2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Public Tree By-law 2014-116",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-09-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.barrie.ca/Public-Tree-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates planting, protection, maintenance and removal of public/boulevard trees and trees on land adjacent to public lands; repeals By-law 2009-098.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6e363faf463100927f98a707135fc130c4736cb70f7f4a079ecc4591bc8152ae",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6e363faf463100927f98a707135fc130c4736cb70f7f4a079ecc4591bc8152ae.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/barrie/trees/text-6e363faf4631/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/barrie/trees/"
}