{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: False; protected threshold: any species of woody perennial plant including its root system, on Town-owned land; no size or species threshold stated; boulevard trees: Town may remove decayed, damaged or dangerous trees/branches along highways posing danger to highway users. Source: Public Tree Protection By-law 2024-27, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001428",
 "municipality": "Bradford West Gwillimbury",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofbwg.com//",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Public Tree Protection By-law 2024-27",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-04-02",
   "document_url": "https://www.townofbwg.com/living-in-bwg/by-laws/frequently-requested-by-laws/public-tree-protection-by-law-2024-27/",
   "summary": "Prohibits injury/removal of trees on Town-owned land; bans placing materials or excavating within 1.5m of a tree trunk; removal only by Town staff/contractors, not permitted for aesthetic/nuisance reasons; POA fines apply.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c5a3df22ac263c429afe89a4ec219ada9144a7a70cfe1a213df7ec083228bca7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c5a3df22ac263c429afe89a4ec219ada9144a7a70cfe1a213df7ec083228bca7.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "any species of woody perennial plant including its root system, on Town-owned land; no size or species threshold stated",
    "boulevard_trees": "Town may remove decayed, damaged or dangerous trees/branches along highways posing danger to highway users",
    "fine_range": "a fine as provided for by the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter c. P. 33, as amended"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6.1(b): \"Where approval was granted by the Director in writing\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "\"A By-law relating to the planting and preserving of trees on Town property\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.1: \"Tree means any species of woody perennial plant including its root system\"",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 5.5",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bradford-west-gwillimbury/trees/text-c5a3df22ac26/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/bradford-west-gwillimbury/trees/"
}