{
 "answer": "In the Township of South-West Oxford, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: False; protected threshold: Any tree with 50% or more of its main stem on public park, highway, or Township-owned lands; replacement required: Approval may include payment of tree value, removal and replacement costs and/or replanting of the tree(s); court may also order replanting. Source: By-law No. 12-2018 – Regulate the Planting and Removal of Public Trees, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001760",
 "municipality": "South-West Oxford",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.swox.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 12-2018 – Regulate the Planting and Removal of Public Trees",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-02-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.swox.org/media/d5oj0zjk/12-2018-amended-tree-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates planting, maintenance, protection and removal of public/boulevard trees on Township highways and Township-owned land, including a request/removal process.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "502c3258d49fd9539cd5c524312682da8b496a3a61926bc52911ebd09b7b6e2c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/502c3258d49fd9539cd5c524312682da8b496a3a61926bc52911ebd09b7b6e2c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "Any tree with 50% or more of its main stem on public park, highway, or Township-owned lands",
    "replacement_required": "Approval may include payment of tree value, removal and replacement costs and/or replanting of the tree(s); court may also order replanting",
    "boulevard_trees": "All public trees on highways under Works Superintendent supervision; no planting/removal without prior written approval",
    "fine_range": "Minimum fine not to exceed $500; maximum fine not to exceed $100,000; special fine may exceed $100,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6.1: \"without the prior written approval of the Works Superintendent\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.3: \"Trees planted on private property are the sole responsibility of the property owner\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2.6: \"fifty (50) percent or more of its main stem situated on a public park, highway or any lands owned by the Township\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 6.1 and s. 8.3",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 3.1 and s. 6.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.1(i)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/south-west-oxford/trees/text-502c3258d49f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/south-west-oxford/trees/"
}