{
 "answer": "In the City of Owen Sound, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: False; replacement required: replant such trees or replace them, if required and if possible, in remaining space; boulevard trees: Permit required to remove; applicant bears replacement cost per adopted Standards of Practice.. Source: Shade Tree By-law 1994-020, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001688",
 "municipality": "Owen Sound",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.owensound.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Shade Tree By-law 1994-020",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1994-02-07",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/owensound-005-ca/media/mxppkcwe/1994-020-shade-tree-by-law-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the management, care, and removal of trees belonging to the City of Owen Sound, including boulevard/street trees.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "1192e8f9d9a289224800f52cc3d5eec15cf40ae1a304d0ce8871ccc8bc170cf7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1192e8f9d9a289224800f52cc3d5eec15cf40ae1a304d0ce8871ccc8bc170cf7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "replacement_required": "replant such trees or replace them, if required and if possible, in remaining space",
    "boulevard_trees": "Permit required to remove; applicant bears replacement cost per adopted Standards of Practice."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.0",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 14.0",
    "replacement_required": "s. 6.0",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 6.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/owen-sound/trees/text-1192e8f9d9a2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/owen-sound/trees/"
}