{
 "answer": "In the Township of Zorra, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: False; protected threshold: Any woody perennial plant reaching or able to reach 4.5 metres at physiological maturity, located on Township property; replacement required: Three-to-one replacement ratio; unauthorized removal/damage by property owner requires replacement planted by Upper Thames River Conservation Authority at owner's cost. Source: Tree By-law 13-19 (Office Consolidation, incl. By-law 10-23), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001834",
 "municipality": "Zorra",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.zorra.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree By-law 13-19 (Office Consolidation, incl. By-law 10-23)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-04-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.zorra.ca/assets/documents/13-19-Tree-By-law-CONSOLIDATED.pdf",
   "summary": "Authorizes and regulates the planting, maintenance, protection, preservation and removal of trees on Township property and over/adjacent to Township highways (boulevard/street trees); Township permission required for removal.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "8a798546030e3d29649cc552ec78732d5b8c5bbc41544dac89038bcab015e38b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8a798546030e3d29649cc552ec78732d5b8c5bbc41544dac89038bcab015e38b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "Any woody perennial plant reaching or able to reach 4.5 metres at physiological maturity, located on Township property",
    "replacement_required": "Three-to-one replacement ratio; unauthorized removal/damage by property owner requires replacement planted by Upper Thames River Conservation Authority at owner's cost",
    "boulevard_trees": "No person shall plant a tree on a boulevard without written permission of the Director",
    "fine_range": "$600.00 per tree (or per offence) for each violation under s. 6.1"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6.1: \"No person shall, without the prior authorization of the Director\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "By-law title: \"trees on Township property or over or adjacent to highways\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2(o): \"Township Tree means any species of woody perennial plant...on Township property, which has reached or can reach a height of at least 4.5 metres\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 13.5 and s. 13.7: \"quantitative ratio of three-to-one\"",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 7.1(h): \"No person shall plant or cause to be planted a tree on a boulevard without written permission of the Director\"",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"C\": Set Fine $600.00/tree for items 1–8; $600.00 for items 5, 9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/zorra/trees/text-8a798546030e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/zorra/trees/"
}