{
 "answer": "In the County of Simcoe County, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Trees in Woodlands (≥1000 trees/ha of any diameter, or ≥750/ha over 5cm DBH, or ≥500/ha over 12cm DBH, or ≥250/ha over 20cm DBH) or Sensitive Natural Areas; harvest permits require minimum circumference by species per Schedule A; replacement required: Court may order rehabilitation or replanting including silvicultural treatment, at court's discretion upon conviction. Source: By-law No. 6894, Sustainable Forest Management / Forest Conservation By-law, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001746",
 "municipality": "Simcoe County",
 "status_type": "County",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.simcoe.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 6894, Sustainable Forest Management / Forest Conservation By-law",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-04-13",
   "document_url": "https://simcoe.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/By-law-No.-6894.pdf",
   "summary": "County-wide by-law prohibiting/regulating harvest, injury or destruction of trees in woodlands; requires a permit above density/size thresholds (e.g. 1000 trees/ha of any diameter, or larger stems above set DBH); this is the County's own upper-tier by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c0d9f24e89f3e3e8756efa6c0948513e7affd6da1385dd2970ff67ef4656a101",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c0d9f24e89f3e3e8756efa6c0948513e7affd6da1385dd2970ff67ef4656a101.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Trees in Woodlands (≥1000 trees/ha of any diameter, or ≥750/ha over 5cm DBH, or ≥500/ha over 12cm DBH, or ≥250/ha over 20cm DBH) or Sensitive Natural Areas; harvest permits require minimum circumference by species per Schedule A",
    "replacement_required": "Court may order rehabilitation or replanting including silvicultural treatment, at court's discretion upon conviction",
    "fine_range": "Individual: first conviction up to $10,000 or $1,000/tree (max 10 trees); subsequent up to $25,000 or $2,500/tree (max 10 trees). Corporation: first up to $50,000 or $5,000/tree; subsequent up to $100,000 or $10,000/tree. Set fines: $175–$350 per offence."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1 — except in accordance with a valid permit issued by the County",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2.1 — \"This By-law shall apply to all Woodlands within the County\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1.1 definition of 'Woodlands'; s. 4.4(2); Schedule \"A\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 9.4 — \"the court...may order the Person to rehabilitate the land or to plant or replant trees\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 9.2, s. 9.3; Part I Provincial Offences Act schedule (set fines $175.00–$350.00)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/simcoe-county/trees/text-c0d9f24e89f3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/simcoe-county/trees/"
}