{
 "answer": "In the City of Brampton, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Woodlots: 0.2 ha with 200 trees any size, 150 >5cm DBH, 100 >12cm DBH, or 50 >20cm DBH per 0.2 ha; replacement required: Replacement Trees species, size, number and location identified to City's satisfaction. Source: Woodlot Conservation By-law 316-2012, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001429",
 "municipality": "Brampton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.brampton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Preservation By-law 317-2012",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-11-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.brampton.ca/EN/City-Hall/Bylaws/All%20Bylaws/Trees.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits destruction/injury of trees on private land in Brampton without a permit; repeals By-law 38-2006; part of a pair with the Woodlot Conservation By-law passed the same day.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d34394f864e16e1595c3e44efb0d86ebfade63648f8af602c304b206645526de",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d34394f864e16e1595c3e44efb0d86ebfade63648f8af602c304b206645526de.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brampton/trees/text-d34394f864e1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Woodlot Conservation By-law 316-2012",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-11-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.brampton.ca/EN/City-Hall/Bylaws/All%20Bylaws/Woodlots.pdf",
   "summary": "Protects designated woodlots in Brampton from tree destruction/injury without a permit, under authority the Region of Peel delegated to Brampton on Dec 15, 2005 (upper-tier delegation, so this is Brampton's own by-law).",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "8cf25efd6e564d4bc74713daaaa7bac02e14e1f51fcd4fa7b13dcd9a4a5c2e85",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8cf25efd6e564d4bc74713daaaa7bac02e14e1f51fcd4fa7b13dcd9a4a5c2e85.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Woodlots: 0.2 ha with 200 trees any size, 150 >5cm DBH, 100 >12cm DBH, or 50 >20cm DBH per 0.2 ha",
    "replacement_required": "Replacement Trees species, size, number and location identified to City's satisfaction",
    "fine_range": "$500 minimum to $100,000 maximum"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 21",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 4(z)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 18(f)",
    "fine_range": "s. 37(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brampton/trees/text-8cf25efd6e56/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/brampton/trees/"
}