{
 "answer": "In the Town of Perth, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: False; protected threshold: All trees on Town/Corporation property; replacement required: Utility construction: replace with at least 7.5 cm calliper trees D.B.H. at utility's expense (s.3); nuisance tree removal: replacement trees totalling diameter of removed tree, min 2.5 cm per tree, at $75.00 per 2.5 cm average diameter (s.4A(a),(c)); construction damage: replacement of at least 3 inch calliper D.B.H. (s.14(i)); street reconstruction: like number or greater, at least 3 inch calliper D.B.H. (s.16). Source: Tree By-law 4132; Tree Conservation By-law 4892, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001697",
 "municipality": "Perth",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.perth.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree By-law 4132",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-11-19",
   "document_url": "https://perth.civicweb.net/filepro/document/47381/2010-4132-Tree%20By-law-19Nov2010.pdf",
   "summary": "Protects, maintains and controls trees on Town property (streets, parks, public land); regulates removal of nuisance or forest-type trees and repeals earlier tree by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "12e8a853989af47fef648f7d146e01da2c2e60b562fde3d83d7d741c82cf1dca",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/12e8a853989af47fef648f7d146e01da2c2e60b562fde3d83d7d741c82cf1dca.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "All trees on Town/Corporation property",
    "replacement_required": "Utility construction: replace with at least 7.5 cm calliper trees D.B.H. at utility's expense (s.3); nuisance tree removal: replacement trees totalling diameter of removed tree, min 2.5 cm per tree, at $75.00 per 2.5 cm average diameter (s.4A(a),(c)); construction damage: replacement of at least 3 inch calliper D.B.H. (s.14(i)); street reconstruction: like number or greater, at least 3 inch calliper D.B.H. (s.16)",
    "boulevard_trees": "Do-it-Yourself Program allows adjacent owners to request small calliper trees (<7.6 cm D.B.H.) for boulevard planting; Corporation maintains after 12 months",
    "fine_range": "not more than two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars, exclusive of costs"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 12: no person shall cut or otherwise remove branches, injure, remove, or cut down any tree; s. 14(h): removal only upon receipt of written permission from the Director",
    "applies_to_private_property": "Preamble: \"protection, maintenance and control of trees on Town property\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 12: \"any tree planted or growing on property of the Corporation\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 3; s. 4A(a),(c); s. 14(i); s. 16",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 19",
    "fine_range": "s. 17: \"fine of not more than two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars, exclusive of costs\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/perth/trees/text-12e8a853989a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Conservation By-law 4892",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-09-22",
   "document_url": "https://perth.civicweb.net/filepro/document/47383/2020-4892-Tree%20Conservation%20Bylaw-22Sep2020.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits or regulates injuring/destroying trees on private property; a permit (with fee) is required to remove regulated trees or woodlots, enforceable under the Municipal Act.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "4a2017f268f504bdbb2fc242cc1ab34220617a6a9edd85e333983232139c4811",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4a2017f268f504bdbb2fc242cc1ab34220617a6a9edd85e333983232139c4811.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "replacement_required": "The Director may specify tree relocation or compensation costs for replacement to be applied to the reforestation on the property or for reforestation elsewhere in the Municipality.",
    "fine_range": "First offence: not more than $10,000.00 or $1,000 per tree, whichever is greater; second and subsequent offences: not more than $25,000.00 or $2,500 per tree, whichever is greater."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1 \"Where a permit is required under this By-Law\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2.1 \"this by-law applies to all lands within the jurisdiction of the Town of Perth\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 6.2",
    "fine_range": "s. 11.1.1, s. 11.1.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/perth/trees/text-4a2017f268f5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/perth/trees/"
}