{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Beaver County, Alberta, trees & tree removal rules are set by Beaver County Land Use Bylaw 24-1154 - coulee/ravine setback provisions, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000181",
 "municipality": "Beaver County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.beaver.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Beaver County Land Use Bylaw 24-1154 - coulee/ravine setback provisions",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.beaver.ab.ca/public/download/files/254248",
   "summary": "Within the required setback from the top of a coulee, ravine or valley, land must stay in its natural state: existing vegetation/tree removal is prohibited unless a registered engineer's geotechnical study shows removal won't harm slope stability; retained vegetation must be protected by a registered covenant.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "f9997652c1c95996413b68d29054874d98deddb4bc6727520e602e24939095b1",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "24-1154",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f9997652c1c95996413b68d29054874d98deddb4bc6727520e602e24939095b1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6.8.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/beaver-county/trees/bylaw-24-1154/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/beaver-county/trees/"
}