{
 "answer": "In the Town of Saugeen Shores, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: False; protected threshold: All trees on Town Property (any species of woody perennial plant); replacement required: Replacement trees required per Schedule 1 DBH ratios (1:1 to 5:1) or cash-in-lieu fee. Source: Tree Protection on Town-Owned Property By-law 95-2025; Urban Tree Conservation By-law 96-2025, verified 2026-08-30.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001737",
 "municipality": "Saugeen Shores",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-30",
 "official_website": "https://www.saugeenshores.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection on Town-Owned Property By-law 95-2025",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-10-14",
   "document_url": "https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=646355&repo=r-000189e9a5e0",
   "summary": "Prohibits injuring or destroying any tree on Town property, including boundary trees, defacing a tree or attaching signs or objects to it, applying hazardous materials to a tree, and storing or spilling hazardous materials within a tree protection zone. Planting or removing a tree on Town property requires the Director's written approval. Replacement trees are required at 1:1 for a",
   "discovered_by": "on-recapture",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-30",
   "capture_sha256": "a0c50e9c6762d34a820d00c3f55a40a6926305737b3820036326c8963ce8ec4c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-30T21:41:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a0c50e9c6762d34a820d00c3f55a40a6926305737b3820036326c8963ce8ec4c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "All trees on Town Property (any species of woody perennial plant)",
    "replacement_required": "Replacement trees required per Schedule 1 DBH ratios (1:1 to 5:1) or cash-in-lieu fee",
    "boulevard_trees": "Covered as Town Property/Town Street; removal requires Director's written approval.",
    "fine_range": "Individual: $250.00-$25,000.00 (1st), $500.00-$50,000.00 (sub); Corp: $500.00-$100,000.00; Daily $1,500.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6.3 (\"without the written approval of the Director\")",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.1 (\"This By-law applies to Trees on Town Property\")",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3.1; s. 1.1 (\"any species of woody perennial plant\")",
    "replacement_required": "Schedule 1; s. 7.7(c)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 1.1 (\"Town Street\"); s. 6.3",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.3; s. 8.4 (\"fine not exceeding $1,500.00\")"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/saugeen-shores/trees/text-a0c50e9c6762/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Urban Tree Conservation By-law 96-2025",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-10-27",
   "document_url": "https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=646367&repo=r-000189e9a5e0",
   "summary": "Requires a Tree Permit to injure or destroy trees on private property of 1 hectare (2.47 acres) or more zoned Planned Development or Environmental Protection inside the Settlement Area Boundary. Replacement trees are required at 1:1 to 5:1 by trunk diameter, or a $500-per-tree fee in lieu. Comes into force April 1, 2026.",
   "discovered_by": "on-recapture",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-30",
   "capture_sha256": "0b2904d18afd6bd8f2118acecc6afb50b7c0ab257fa884f04492219b9dc802cf",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-30T21:41:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0b2904d18afd6bd8f2118acecc6afb50b7c0ab257fa884f04492219b9dc802cf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Trees on Private Property of 1 hectare (2.47 acres) or greater within Settlement Area Boundary zoned PD or EP; height of at least 4.5 m (15 feet)",
    "replacement_required": "planting Replacement Trees... or payment in lieu of compensation",
    "boulevard_trees": "By-law does not apply to Trees located on Town Property",
    "fine_range": "Individual: $250.00-$25,000.00 (1st), $500.00-$50,000.00 (sub); Corp: $500.00-$50,000.00 (1st), $1,000.00-$100,000.00 (sub); Daily: up to $1,500.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.1",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3.1; s. 2.1",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7.1(i)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 4.1(a)",
    "fine_range": "s. 9.4, 9.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/saugeen-shores/trees/text-0b2904d18afd/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/saugeen-shores/trees/"
}