{
 "answer": "In the Township of Seguin, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Any species of woody perennial plant ≥ 8 cm DBH; applies within 20 m of a Shoreline or on EP/EP1-zoned land; replacement required: Replacement trees (species, size, number, location) may be required as a condition of a Permit at the Director's discretion. Source: Tree Conservation By-law 2024-019, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001741",
 "municipality": "Seguin",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.seguin.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Conservation By-law 2024-019",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-03-04",
   "document_url": "https://seguin-media-378010997338.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-02/Tree%20Conservation-Bylaw-2024-019.pdf",
   "summary": "Restricts and regulates the injuring, removal and destruction of trees on private property, but only on the lands named in s.2.1: all lands within 20 metres of a Shoreline, and all lands zoned Environmental Protection (EP and EP1) in the Township's comprehensive zoning by-law. A permit from the Director is required for tree injury, destruction or removal on those lands.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "a2950785defc9fa444d748f639604a7c63ef0a1de57683d1f12d2df1265738eb",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a2950785defc9fa444d748f639604a7c63ef0a1de57683d1f12d2df1265738eb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Any species of woody perennial plant ≥ 8 cm DBH; applies within 20 m of a Shoreline or on EP/EP1-zoned land",
    "replacement_required": "Replacement trees (species, size, number, location) may be required as a condition of a Permit at the Director's discretion",
    "fine_range": "Minimum fine not to exceed $500; maximum fine not to exceed $100,000 exclusive of costs; up to $10,000 per day for continuous offences; up to $10,000 per offence for multiple offences; special fine may exceed $100,000 where economic gain results"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.3; s. 5.1(a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "RESTRICT AND REGULATE THE INJURING, REMOVAL, AND DESTRUCTION OF TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3.1(h): \"Trees measuring less than 8cm (3.15 inches) DBH\" [exempted]; scope: s. 2.1(a)–(b)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 8.1(d)(i)(3): \"the species, size, number, and location of replacement Trees to be planted\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 14.2; s. 14.7; s. 14.8; s. 14.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/seguin/trees/text-a2950785defc/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/seguin/trees/"
}