{
 "answer": "Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario has no trees & tree removal bylaw on record as of 2026-10-25. Section 12(2) prohibits breaking, defacing, cutting, damaging or removing a tree, part of a tree or shrub in municipal parks. This instrument protects public park vegetation.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001738",
 "municipality": "Sault Ste. Marie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
 "official_website": "https://saultstemarie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sault Ste. Marie Parks By-law 80-128, consolidated August 28, 2023",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1980-04-14",
   "document_url": "https://saultstemarie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/80-128-Parks.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 12(2) prohibits breaking, defacing, cutting, damaging or removing a tree, part of a tree or shrub in municipal parks. This instrument protects public park vegetation.",
   "document_number": "80-128",
   "notes": "",
   "discovered_by": "thin-cities",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-25",
   "capture_sha256": "eb04c2275cfb1e27d7c89fe2dba4d1b11d9e01d6b22ba72136d5ca5463d7c9df",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T01:27:53+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/eb04c2275cfb1e27d7c89fe2dba4d1b11d9e01d6b22ba72136d5ca5463d7c9df.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/trees/bylaw-80-128/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/trees/"
}