{
 "answer": "In the City of Burlington, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: DBH of 20cm or greater, heritage trees, endangered species; replacement required: to plant replacement tree(s) or pay replacement tree fees. Source: Private Tree By-law No. 40-2022; Public Tree By-law No. 98-2025, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001442",
 "municipality": "Burlington",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.burlington.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Private Tree By-law No. 40-2022",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-04-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.burlington.ca/en/by-laws-and-animal-services/resources/By-laws/By-law-Search/2022-By-laws/040-2022-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a tree permit to injure/destroy trees on private land within the Urban Planning Area Boundary; 'significant tree' defined as 75cm+ diameter at breast height; repeals By-law 02-2020.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d3b0ff9b054b53c3db985b7986a0deb57085047ecced91d05875b7cc3816ec6d",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d3b0ff9b054b53c3db985b7986a0deb57085047ecced91d05875b7cc3816ec6d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "DBH of 20cm or greater, heritage trees, endangered species",
    "replacement_required": "to plant replacement tree(s) or pay replacement tree fees",
    "fine_range": "not less than $500 and not more than $100,000 (individual 1st); not less than $1000 and not more than $100,000 (individual subsequent); not less than $1000 and not more than $100,000 (corp 1st); not less than $5000 and not more than $100,000 (corp subsequent)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.1",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 5.1",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7.6(a), 7.6(e)",
    "fine_range": "s. 10.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/burlington/trees/text-d3b0ff9b054b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Public Tree By-law No. 98-2025",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.burlington.ca/en/by-laws-and-animal-services/resources/By-laws/By-law-Search/2025-By-laws/098-2025---Public-Tree-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits/regulates injuring or destroying trees on City-owned public property and regulates planting/maintenance of public trees; repeals By-law 68-2013.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "f64b5366c967b57e3e46787e7ce28c4f7d201476576770ccc7d8b024ae4878ed",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f64b5366c967b57e3e46787e7ce28c4f7d201476576770ccc7d8b024ae4878ed.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "any species of woody perennial plant reaching height of at least 4.5m at physiological maturity",
    "replacement_required": "payment of replacement tree compensation fees as determined using the trunk formula technique",
    "boulevard_trees": "Boulevard trees are public property; permit required to injure or destroy public trees.",
    "fine_range": "Individual: $250-$100,000 (1st), $500-$100,000 (subsequent). Corporation: $350-$100,000 (1st), $500-$100,000 (subsequent). Continuing: $500-$10,000 per day."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.2(a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.1",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1.1, defn 'tree'",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7.1(f)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 1.1, defn 'public property'; s. 5.2",
    "fine_range": "s. 10.3(1)-(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/burlington/trees/text-f64b5366c967/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/burlington/trees/"
}