{
 "answer": "In the City of Pembroke, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: False; protected threshold: Any woody plant of a species which at maturity is usually over five (5) metres in height; replacement required: municipality shall make reasonable efforts to replace them with similar trees in the same location or plant more suitable trees. Source: Tree By-law 89-71, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001694",
 "municipality": "Pembroke",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://pembroke.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree By-law 89-71",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1989-09-05",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/pembroke-ca/media/cbvkyzkk/tree-by-law-89-71.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates planting, maintenance, protection and removal of public trees on City streets, parks and public land; prohibits injuring/destroying public trees without the Arborist's consent, and lets the City act on private trees that create a public nuisance.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "128a337219f14e7bfde360f4f8dd885664f3640d424340cd662b35d3dc558b6f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/128a337219f14e7bfde360f4f8dd885664f3640d424340cd662b35d3dc558b6f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "Any woody plant of a species which at maturity is usually over five (5) metres in height",
    "replacement_required": "municipality shall make reasonable efforts to replace them with similar trees in the same location or plant more suitable trees",
    "boulevard_trees": "Prohibited activities on public trees without arborist consent; department maintains all public trees per specifications.",
    "fine_range": "a fine of not more than Twenty-five dollars ($25.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 9: \"no person, without first obtaining the consent of the arborist, shall cause or permit such activities\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2: \"Public Tree - A tree or any part of the trunk of which is on public land\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2: \"Any woody plant of a species which at maturity is usually over five (5) metres in height\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 14 B: \"municipality shall make reasonable efforts to replace them\"",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 9, s. 13",
    "fine_range": "s. 16: \"a fine of not more than Twenty-five dollars ($25.00)\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/pembroke/trees/text-128a337219f1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/pembroke/trees/"
}