{
 "answer": "In the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Any Tree (woody perennial plant that has reached or can reach 4.5m height) located in Greenlands or Woodlands 0.5ha or larger; no individual DBH threshold for protection; replacement required: Court may order replanting after conviction; Special Council Permit may include re-planting of Trees or dedication of an interest in land as a condition. Source: By-law No. 121-05 (Trees), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001724",
 "municipality": "Regional Municipality of Halton",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.halton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 121-05 (Trees)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-10-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.halton.ca/getmedia/c43258a3-5f6a-4a4a-84a3-ebc3ea974af8/CAO-by-law-121-05.pdf.aspx",
   "summary": "Regional by-law prohibiting the destruction or injuring of trees in Halton's Woodlands 1 hectare and larger, and — where a local municipality has delegated the power under s.135(10) of the Municipal Act — in Woodlands between 0.5 and 1 hectare and in Greenlands outside those Woodlands. A Regional permit is required unless an exemption in section 4 or a Good",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "3b40321d0077d7d3eaa0261560bf378753e6182b499fdbdfd9e03ca137874d33",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3b40321d0077d7d3eaa0261560bf378753e6182b499fdbdfd9e03ca137874d33.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Any Tree (woody perennial plant that has reached or can reach 4.5m height) located in Greenlands or Woodlands 0.5ha or larger; no individual DBH threshold for protection",
    "replacement_required": "Court may order replanting after conviction; Special Council Permit may include re-planting of Trees or dedication of an interest in land as a condition",
    "fine_range": "Person: 1st conviction max $10,000 or $1,000/tree (greater); subsequent max $25,000 or $2,500/tree (greater). Corporation: 1st conviction max $50,000 or $5,000/tree (greater); subsequent max $100,000 or $10,000/tree (greater)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3(a)(iii) \"unless in possession of a valid Permit issued by the Region\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 5(a) \"an Owner may remove Trees...on his or her property\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3(a); s. 1(u) \"any species of woody perennial plant...height of at least 4.5 metres\"; s. 2(b)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 10(c); s. 7(c) \"measures such as re-planting of Trees or dedication of an interest in land\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 10(a)(i)-(ii); s. 10(b)(i)-(ii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-halton/trees/text-3b40321d0077/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-halton/trees/"
}