{
 "answer": "In the City of Guelph, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Tree of at least 10 cm DBH on any Private Lot larger than 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres); or a Tree of at least 30 cm DBH on any Private Lot; replacement required: Replacement Trees and/or Replacement Tree Fee (cash-in-lieu) as conditions of a Tree Permit, calculated in accordance with the Tree Technical Manual. Source: Private Tree Protection By-law (2025)-21059, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001538",
 "municipality": "Guelph",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://guelph.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Private Tree Protection By-law (2025)-21059",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-04-23",
   "document_url": "https://guelph.ca/wp-content/uploads/Private-Tree-Protection-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits injuring or destroying a regulated tree on private property without a tree permit. A regulated tree is one of at least 10 cm diameter at breast height on a private lot larger than 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres), or of at least 30 cm DBH on any private lot. Requires tree protection measures, replacement trees, replacement tree fees paid into",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "dc1ba10a0ee4b6d41786dcc5169d56f62b0987fb27e65afb431deaf464bce32d",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dc1ba10a0ee4b6d41786dcc5169d56f62b0987fb27e65afb431deaf464bce32d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Tree of at least 10 cm DBH on any Private Lot larger than 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres); or a Tree of at least 30 cm DBH on any Private Lot",
    "replacement_required": "Replacement Trees and/or Replacement Tree Fee (cash-in-lieu) as conditions of a Tree Permit, calculated in accordance with the Tree Technical Manual",
    "fine_range": "Minimum $500; first conviction max $10,000 or $1,000 per tree to max $100,000 (whichever greater); subsequent conviction max $25,000 or $2,500 per tree to max $100,000; corporations: first $50,000 or $5,000 per tree, subsequent $100,000 or $10,000 per tree"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.4",
    "applies_to_private_property": "\"A by-law to prohibit or regulate the injuring or destruction of trees on private property\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.1 \"Regulated Tree\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7.3(d), s. 1.1(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 13.3(a), s. 13.3(b)(i), s. 13.3(b)(ii), s. 13.3(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/guelph/trees/text-dc1ba10a0ee4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/guelph/trees/"
}