{
 "answer": "In the Village of Hay Lakes, Alberta, trees & tree removal rules are set by Village of Hay Lakes Community Standards Bylaw No. 02-2023, verified 2026-09-27. Boulevard trees: Only Public Works or a Village-hired Arborist may remove, damage, plant, prune, cut, repair, or work on boulevard trees.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000294",
 "municipality": "Hay Lakes",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.villageofhaylakes.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Hay Lakes Community Standards Bylaw No. 02-2023",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-02-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.villageofhaylakes.com/s/Community-Standards-022023.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires trees kept pruned free of dead/dying wood, mandates removal/treatment of Black Knot or Dutch Elm-infected trees by March 31, bans planting, removing or pruning any boulevard tree without authorization, and restricts bringing infected trees into the Village.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "6728b9fd29f2c25dc85579fc50a79e4b54cd8901d50c6d2cc9861adfd5c2b852",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "02-2023",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6728b9fd29f2c25dc85579fc50a79e4b54cd8901d50c6d2cc9861adfd5c2b852.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "boulevard_trees": "Only Public Works or a Village-hired Arborist may remove, damage, plant, prune, cut, repair, or work on boulevard trees.",
    "fine_range": "not less than established; not exceeding $10,000.00; $250.00 default; $100.00 for ss. 7, 8, 9; $500.00 for s. 17; doubled for subsequence offences; Schedule 'A': $300.00 first offence; $500.00 second offence for any subsequent offences committed within twelve (12) months of the first offence."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 37(a)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 37(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 44(a); s. 44(b); Schedule 'A'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/hay-lakes/trees/bylaw-02-2023/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/hay-lakes/trees/"
}