{
 "answer": "In the City of Brockville, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: any tree, shrub or other plant located on City property; replacement required: replaced with a new tree; one (1) tree for each tree removed. Source: Tree By-law No. 055-2021, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001436",
 "municipality": "Brockville",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://brockville.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree By-law No. 055-2021",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-06-22",
   "document_url": "https://brockville.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/City-of-Brockville-Tree-By-Law-055-0201-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Tree protection by-law regulating the planting, care, preservation, protection and replacement of trees on public areas in Brockville - street trees, park trees and boulevards. A permit or approval from the Parks Supervisor is required before any person plants, prunes, removes or destroys a tree on a public right-of-way, park, cemetery or other City land; utilities and City crews need",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "935502d24e28e76b7d683009790f975cff8ec935927676d838da119148f9cd5c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/935502d24e28e76b7d683009790f975cff8ec935927676d838da119148f9cd5c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "any tree, shrub or other plant located on City property",
    "replacement_required": "replaced with a new tree; one (1) tree for each tree removed",
    "boulevard_trees": "Planting by adjacent owners allowed with approval. Replacement trees planted on City boulevard near removed tree location."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 7.0, s. 8.0",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3.1(a)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 4.4; Schedule A s. 7.3(d)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 4.6; Schedule A s. 6.8(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brockville/trees/text-935502d24e28/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/brockville/trees/"
}