{
 "answer": "In the Town of Georgina, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: trees of a caliper of 75 millimetres or more; replacement required: court may order rehabilitation or replanting of trees. Source: By-law 2026-0060 (REG-1) - Site Alteration, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001524",
 "municipality": "Georgina",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.Georgina.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2026-0060 (REG-1) - Site Alteration",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.georgina.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/bylaw-2026-0060-reg-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Site alteration by-law governing topsoil removal, fill placement and grade alteration, with tree provisions attached to that work: site alteration plans must show every existing tree by species and caliper and must include tree protection measures, which have to be installed before work starts and maintained throughout. A permit may be refused where the work would have a detrimental effect",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "336a47533f3798fe0f412d8b8a9b540c32f577e833461fdfe821a8a668d4071f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/336a47533f3798fe0f412d8b8a9b540c32f577e833461fdfe821a8a668d4071f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "trees of a caliper of 75 millimetres or more",
    "replacement_required": "court may order rehabilitation or replanting of trees",
    "boulevard_trees": "No person shall injure or destroy a municipal tree except as specifically authorized in writing",
    "fine_range": "individuals: up to $10,000/day (first conviction), up to $25,000/day (subsequent); corporations: up to $50,000/day (first), up to $100,000/day (subsequent)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 7.5",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 5.2(h)(vii)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 11.3",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 3.9",
    "fine_range": "s. 11.1, s. 11.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/georgina/trees/text-336a47533f37/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/georgina/trees/"
}