{
 "answer": "In the Town of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, trees & tree removal rules are set by Town of Maple Creek Bylaw No. 2022-MC-25 (A Bylaw Governing Trees), verified 2026-09-27. Replacement required: Replacement tree required when Town removes boulevard tree; property owner must pay for replacement tree from approved list if resident removal approved. Boulevard trees: All boulevard trees are Town property; residents may not remove them without written approval; Town removes/replaces threatening trees.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000743",
 "municipality": "Maple Creek",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.maplecreek.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Maple Creek Bylaw No. 2022-MC-25 (A Bylaw Governing Trees)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-09-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.maplecreek.ca/public/download/files/336592",
   "summary": "All boulevard trees are Town property; residents may not remove them without written approval, must maintain non-boulevard trees, and new developments must plant 2 boulevard trees per lot; repeals Bylaw 2022-MC-23.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9a88ba5fccdac54a67945faedadfcd9c2a2cd1ffc72b221dea7f8239de8b473b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2022-MC-25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9a88ba5fccdac54a67945faedadfcd9c2a2cd1ffc72b221dea7f8239de8b473b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "replacement_required": "Replacement tree required when Town removes boulevard tree; property owner must pay for replacement tree from approved list if resident removal approved.",
    "boulevard_trees": "All boulevard trees are Town property; residents may not remove them without written approval; Town removes/replaces threatening trees."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 6.1",
    "replacement_required": "s. 3.3, s. 4.3.2, s. 5.5",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 1.1, s. 4.1, s. 3.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/maple-creek/trees/bylaw-2022-mc-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/maple-creek/trees/"
}