{
 "answer": "In the Town of East Gwillimbury, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Trees equal to or greater than 20cm DBH; replacement required: replacement plantings and/or cash in lieu compensation. Source: Tree Protection By-law 2024-077, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001496",
 "municipality": "East 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.eastgwillimbury.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection By-law 2024-077",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-11-19",
   "document_url": "http://www.eastgwillimbury.ca/en/By-law-and-Parking/2024-077-Tree-Protection-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Permit required to injure or destroy a tree of 20cm DBH or greater on private property; exempts removal of up to 3 healthy trees under 30cm DBH.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "82b270a61f3cbcdd7ead76acf604749ccecc06594a26ef3b25b5d381d08d46e6",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/82b270a61f3cbcdd7ead76acf604749ccecc06594a26ef3b25b5d381d08d46e6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Trees equal to or greater than 20cm DBH",
    "replacement_required": "replacement plantings and/or cash in lieu compensation",
    "fine_range": "first conviction: not less than $250 to no more than $25,000; subsequent conviction: not less than $500.00 to no more than $50,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2.1",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.1",
    "replacement_required": "s. 6.5(b)",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/east-gwillimbury/trees/text-82b270a61f3c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/east-gwillimbury/trees/"
}