{
 "answer": "In the Township of North Glengarry, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Woodlands of 1.0 ha (2.47 acres) or more in one calendar year; any species, size, or density; replacement required: Upon contravention, officer may order replanting according to Best Forestry Practices; 10% of permit fees fund Township tree replanting efforts. Source: Clear Cutting By-law (By-law 43-2021), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001666",
 "municipality": "North Glengarry",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.northglengarry.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Clear Cutting By-law (By-law 43-2021)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-10-12",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/northglengarry-010-ca/media/fked0zot/by-law-no-43-2021-clear-cutting-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates clear cutting of woodlands of 1.0 hectare or more per calendar year per property to control the associated nuisance; exempts selective cutting, Good Forestry Practices, and normal farm practices.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "f0f8f93e76cdd52a37108b6a4e431e83fcf331c253ff89f2d928ad9cb8316f82",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f0f8f93e76cdd52a37108b6a4e431e83fcf331c253ff89f2d928ad9cb8316f82.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Woodlands of 1.0 ha (2.47 acres) or more in one calendar year; any species, size, or density",
    "replacement_required": "Upon contravention, officer may order replanting according to Best Forestry Practices; 10% of permit fees fund Township tree replanting efforts",
    "fine_range": "Not exceeding $10,000.00 per offence (and per day for continuing offence); not exceeding $100,000.00 per offence for corporate directors/officers knowingly concurring"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1: \"unless a permit has been obtained in accordance with this By-law\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.1: \"applies to the clear cutting of woodlands...within the area of the Township of North Glengarry\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.17: \"regardless of the species, size or density\"; s. 3.1: \"area of 1.0 hectare (2.47 acres) or more\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7.1(d): \"plant or replant trees according to Best Forestry Practices\"; Schedule \"C\": \"10% of the fees will directly fund the Township's tree replanting efforts\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 11.3: \"fine not exceeding $10,000.00 for each offence\"; s. 11.4: \"fine not exceeding $100,000.00 for each offence\"; s. 11.5: \"fine shall not exceed $10,000.00\" per day"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-glengarry/trees/text-f0f8f93e76cd/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/north-glengarry/trees/"
}