{
 "answer": "In the City of Kingston, Ontario, applies to private property: True; protected threshold: trees in woodlands (Schedule \"A\"); woodland = area mapped in Schedule \"A\"; tree = woody perennial reaching at least 4.5 metres at maturity; clear cutting = removal reducing >50% canopy in any 0.1 ha contiguous area within 12 months; fines: minimum fine of $500 and maximum fine of $100,000; continuing offence: minimum $500, maximum $10,000 per day; permit required: True. Source: Interim Woodland Preservation Bylaw; Tree Bylaw, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001584",
 "municipality": "Kingston",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.cityofkingston.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Interim Woodland Preservation Bylaw",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.cityofkingston.ca/by-laws-and-animal-services/commonly-requested-by-laws/bylaw-library/interim-woodland-preservation-bylaw/",
   "summary": "Bylaw 2026-39 temporarily regulates and prohibits clear-cutting of trees/woodlands while the City develops permanent woodland protection rules.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c0bd2c00c649b8a78f841aa643d841e26ceac469c4b6cbe3ff09fb96d3311b43",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c0bd2c00c649b8a78f841aa643d841e26ceac469c4b6cbe3ff09fb96d3311b43.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "trees in woodlands (Schedule \"A\"); woodland = area mapped in Schedule \"A\"; tree = woody perennial reaching at least 4.5 metres at maturity; clear cutting = removal reducing >50% canopy in any 0.1 ha contiguous area within 12 months",
    "fine_range": "minimum fine of $500 and maximum fine of $100,000; continuing offence: minimum $500, maximum $10,000 per day"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.1: \"This bylaw applies to all woodlands within the geographic boundaries of the City of Kingston.\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1.2 definitions: \"Tree\", \"Woodland(s)\", \"Clear cut(ting)\"; Schedule \"A\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.5 and s. 7.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kingston/trees/text-c0bd2c00c649/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Bylaw",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-07-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.cityofkingston.ca/by-laws-and-animal-services/commonly-requested-by-laws/bylaw-library/tree-bylaw/",
   "summary": "Bylaw 2018-15 (last updated Jul 8, 2025) requires a City tree permit to injure or destroy a tree that is 15 cm or more in diameter at breast height, a Distinctive Tree listed in Schedule A, a species at risk, a tree in an Environmental Protection Area, Open Space or Significant Woodland, a tree on City property, or any tree",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "99da047f72d2dadc1d3566bc587a8bfe13b2752f4cfff64697b880e612d93c38",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/99da047f72d2dadc1d3566bc587a8bfe13b2752f4cfff64697b880e612d93c38.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Trees 15 cm or greater DBH; endangered/threatened/special-concern species (provincial and federal); Distinctive Tree species (Schedule A); trees in Significant Woodlands, Environmental Protection Areas, or Open Space",
    "replacement_required": "Replacement trees equivalent in value to trees injured/destroyed required on-site; financial compensation (cash or irrevocable letter of credit) required when replacement cannot be accommodated on property; ratios of 1:1 (moderate condition) or 2:1 (good condition) apply for subdivision trees per CTLA Trunk Formula Method otherwise",
    "fine_range": "Person first conviction: $10,000 or $1,000/tree (whichever greatest); subsequent: $25,000 or $2,500/tree. Corporation first: $100,000 or $10,000/tree; subsequent: $250,000 or $25,000/tree. Special fine up to $200,000. Penalties doubled during April 1–August 31 nesting season."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "Part 3 — \"Unless in possession of a Tree Permit issued under this Bylaw\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "Part 2 — \"This Bylaw pertains to all lands within the geographic limits of the City of Kingston\"",
    "protected_threshold": "Part 2 — \"Trees that are 15 centimetres or greater in Diameter at Breast Height\"; Part 2 items 2–4; Schedule A",
    "replacement_required": "Part 17(1) — \"required to pay financial compensation when replacement Trees cannot be accommodated on the property\"; Part 17(3)–(4)",
    "fine_range": "Part 25(2), Part 25(3), Part 25(4), Part 25(5)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kingston/trees/text-99da047f72d2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/kingston/trees/"
}