{
 "answer": "In the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: All trees in woodlands (≥1 ha: ≥1000 trees any size, or ≥750 trees >5 cm DBH, or ≥500 trees >12 cm DBH, or ≥250 trees >20 cm DBH per ha) and woodlots (0.2–1 ha with proportional density thresholds); replacement required: Discretionary: Region may impose permit conditions including \"the species, size, number and location of replacement trees to be planted\". Source: Forest Conservation Bylaw (Bylaw 2013-68), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001728",
 "municipality": "Regional Municipality of York",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.york.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Forest Conservation Bylaw (Bylaw 2013-68)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-09-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.york.ca/yorkregion/bylaws/forest-conservation-bylaw",
   "summary": "Regional bylaw prohibiting/regulating destruction or injuring of trees in designated woodlands across York Region; requires Good Forestry Practices or Special Permits, with exemptions (building setback, utilities, limited personal use) and fines up to $100,000.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c24eff04c3fea6fa8c6d69832eb1b55817bdbc4195da8972dadc0abd343a737f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c24eff04c3fea6fa8c6d69832eb1b55817bdbc4195da8972dadc0abd343a737f.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "All trees in woodlands (≥1 ha: ≥1000 trees any size, or ≥750 trees >5 cm DBH, or ≥500 trees >12 cm DBH, or ≥250 trees >20 cm DBH per ha) and woodlots (0.2–1 ha with proportional density thresholds)",
    "replacement_required": "Discretionary: Region may impose permit conditions including \"the species, size, number and location of replacement trees to be planted\"",
    "fine_range": "First conviction: $100–$50,000; second/subsequent: $400–$100,000; continuing offence: $100–$10,000/day (total may exceed $100,000); special fine (>100 trees injured/destroyed): $50–$1,000 per tree over 100 (total may exceed $100,000)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1(b): \"except in accordance with a permit issued under section 5\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2.1; s. 12.1: \"An owner shall be presumed to have injured or destroyed\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1.1(t) (woodlands definition); s. 1.1(u) (woodlot definition)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 6.7(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 11.3(a)–(d); s. 11.7(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-york/trees/text-c24eff04c3fe/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-york/trees/"
}