{
 "answer": "In the City of Oshawa, Ontario, applies to private property: False; boulevard trees: No person shall injure, destroy, or interfere with any tree on municipal property including boulevards.; fines: Tier 1: $250; Tier 2: $350; Tier 3: $450 (administrative penalties); also liable to penalties under the Provincial Offences Act. Source: City Trees By-law 78-2008, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001685",
 "municipality": "Oshawa",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.oshawa.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City Trees By-law 78-2008",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-06-23",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/oshawa-016-ca/media/xblmr3gh/citytreesby-law78-2008.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the injury, removal, and protection of trees owned by the City, including boulevard and park trees.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d1fce907cc1e7871286b8d3a9f3b90af2568db8c440ce1f3a43993d9e02b2e7a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d1fce907cc1e7871286b8d3a9f3b90af2568db8c440ce1f3a43993d9e02b2e7a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "boulevard_trees": "No person shall injure, destroy, or interfere with any tree on municipal property including boulevards.",
    "fine_range": "Tier 1: $250; Tier 2: $350; Tier 3: $450 (administrative penalties); also liable to penalties under the Provincial Offences Act"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "\"being a by-law respecting the protection and maintenance of trees on City property\"",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 8.2; s. 6.1(g) (\"Highway\" includes \"boulevard and other untravelled portions\")",
    "fine_range": "s. 11.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oshawa/trees/text-d1fce907cc1e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/oshawa/trees/"
}