{
 "answer": "In the County of Lambton County, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Trees in woodlands (≥1 ha meeting density thresholds in s.1(w)) at or above species-specific circumference limits in Schedule 'A': Species A 160–208 cm circ. / 51–66 cm dia.; Species B 127–175 cm / 41–56 cm dia.; Species C 79–127 cm / 25–41 cm dia., varying by point of measurement; replacement required: Court may order person to 'plant or replant trees' after conviction; exemption applicants asked if willing to replant or pay cash-in-lieu, but neither is mandated as a permit condition. Source: Woodlands Conservation By-Law (No. 4 of 2012, as amended Sept 2014), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001594",
 "municipality": "Lambton 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.lambtononline.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Woodlands Conservation By-Law (No. 4 of 2012, as amended Sept 2014)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-09-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.lambtononline.ca/en/business-and-development/resources/Documents/PlanningandDevelopment/WoodlandsConservation/County-of-Lambton-Woodlands-Conservation-By-Law-4-of-2012-as-amended---Sept-2014.pdf",
   "summary": "County-wide woodlands conservation by-law under Municipal Act s.135(2). A permit from the Woodlot Officer is required to injure or destroy trees in \"Woodlands\" - land at least one hectare in area meeting the by-law's minimum tree-density thresholds (for example 1,000 trees of any size per hectare). \"Woodlot\" is separately defined as land between 0.2 and 1 hectare. Exemptions to the",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "aac47318f2d4c248fda33920edc56d730506ba8d52266da22c63fd5b1440330f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/aac47318f2d4c248fda33920edc56d730506ba8d52266da22c63fd5b1440330f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Trees in woodlands (≥1 ha meeting density thresholds in s.1(w)) at or above species-specific circumference limits in Schedule 'A': Species A 160–208 cm circ. / 51–66 cm dia.; Species B 127–175 cm / 41–56 cm dia.; Species C 79–127 cm / 25–41 cm dia., varying by point of measurement",
    "replacement_required": "Court may order person to 'plant or replant trees' after conviction; exemption applicants asked if willing to replant or pay cash-in-lieu, but neither is mandated as a permit condition",
    "fine_range": "maximum fine of $100,000.00 or $10,000.00 per tree, whichever is greater"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5(a); s. 5(b); s. 4(a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2(a); s. 3(m)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1(w); Schedule \"A\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 9(b); Schedule \"B\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 9(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lambton-county/trees/text-aac47318f2d4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/lambton-county/trees/"
}