{
 "answer": "In the County of Haliburton County, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: any woody perennial plant that has reached or can reach a height of at least 4.5 metres at physiological maturity; replacement required: court may order planting or replacing of trees upon conviction. Source: Shoreline Preservation By-law No. 4169; Shoreline Tree Preservation By-law No. 3505 (as amended, Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001541",
 "municipality": "Haliburton County",
 "status_type": "County",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.haliburtoncounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Shoreline Preservation By-law No. 4169",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-03-22",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/haliburtoncounty-ca/media/n34nluqp/shoreline-preservation-by-law-as-enacted-march-22-2023_remediated.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit for grade/topography changes and substantial removal of trees or vegetation within the shoreline buffer, applying to the rest of Haliburton County outside Dysart et al.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "994dc274bc35e403fb361e43d98c8dabc745556a5dd04c6b46d00a62c1965de2",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/994dc274bc35e403fb361e43d98c8dabc745556a5dd04c6b46d00a62c1965de2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "any woody perennial plant that has reached or can reach a height of at least 4.5 metres at physiological maturity",
    "replacement_required": "court may order planting or replacing of trees upon conviction",
    "fine_range": "first offence: no more than $50,000; second and subsequent offences: no more than $100,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.2: \"No person shall injure or destroy or cause to be injured or destroyed a tree without a shoreline permit.\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3: applies to shoreline and prohibited areas in geographical areas of lower-tier municipalities",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1.1: \"tree\" means any species of woody perennial plant...which has reached or can reach a height of at least 4.5 metres at physiological maturity",
    "replacement_required": "s. 10.6(e): \"by planting or replacing of trees\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 10.2(a)-(b): first offence no more than $50,000.00; second offence no more than $100,000"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/haliburton-county/trees/text-994dc274bc35/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Shoreline Tree Preservation By-law No. 3505 (as amended, Consolidated)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-08-29",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/haliburtoncounty-ca/media/thml24rt/by-law-3505-shoreline-tree-preservation-by-law-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "County of Haliburton Shoreline Tree Preservation By-law 3505, consolidated to amending By-law 3630 (effective May 28, 2014). Prohibits injuring or destroying trees, and requires a County permit, on all lands in the County within 30 metres measured inland from the high water mark of a navigable waterway; woodlands over 4 hectares are excluded and remain under County Forestry By-law 3196.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c7f71662e2f9a67d246aad088a1e2628e4a725aeecc0ff7a694f5ea841725c7b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c7f71662e2f9a67d246aad088a1e2628e4a725aeecc0ff7a694f5ea841725c7b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": false,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Trees with DBH of 10 cm or greater; any species of woody perennial plant reaching at least 4.5 metres at maturity",
    "replacement_required": "Officer may require rehabilitation of land or planting/replanting trees in such manner and within such period as the Officer considers appropriate, including any treatment necessary to re-establish the trees",
    "boulevard_trees": "No person shall destroy or injure trees on municipally owned road allowance or shore road allowance except adjacent registered owners acting under s. 3",
    "fine_range": "Maximum fine of $100,000; continuing offence up to $10,000 per day; multiple offence up to $10,000 per offence; special fine may exceed $100,000 where economic advantage gained"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6 — relief by written request to Director; no permit system established",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2 — 'all lands within the County situated within 30 metres'",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3(t) — 'injury or destruction of trees measuring less than 10 centimeters DBH' exempted; 'Tree' definition — 'height of at least 4.5 metres at physiological maturity'",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7(a)(ii) — 'plant or replant trees in such a manner and within such a period as the Officer considers appropriate'",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 4(b) — 'No person shall destroy or injure any tree...on municipally owned road allowance or shore road allowance'",
    "fine_range": "s. 8(b)(i)-(iv) — 'maximum fine of $100,000'; '$10,000 for each day'; '$10,000 for each offence'; 'special fine may be imposed and may exceed $100,000'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/haliburton-county/trees/text-c7f71662e2f9/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/haliburton-county/trees/"
}