{
 "answer": "In the Town of Innisfail, Alberta, trees & tree removal rules are set by Town of Innisfail Tree Bylaw No. 1603-2018, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: Schedule C fines: $78.00, $115.00, $230.00, $500.00; $230.00 for any offence with no penalty specified. A permit is required. Boulevard trees: No person shall remove, pollard, destroy, or injure any tree on a boulevard planting strip without prior written permission from the Manager of Operations.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000306",
 "municipality": "Innisfail",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.innisfail.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Innisfail Tree Bylaw No. 1603-2018",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-10-09",
   "document_url": "https://innisfail.civicweb.net/document/72865",
   "summary": "Protects town-owned trees on boulevards, lanes, sidewalks, roads and public reserves from unauthorized removal, moving, damage or pruning, and regulates private trees that encroach onto those public spaces.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "cd36efd61cb14b3316fb40a956a6af9439303efddf924ed9bb6c5d9178d2532b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1603-2018",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cd36efd61cb14b3316fb40a956a6af9439303efddf924ed9bb6c5d9178d2532b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "replacement_required": "Any Public Tree to be removed in accordance with an approved Development Permit shall be replaced as authorized by the Manager of Operations; the value of tree shall be paid to the Town in accordance with the Tree Evaluation Equation.",
    "boulevard_trees": "No person shall remove, pollard, destroy, or injure any tree on a boulevard planting strip without prior written permission from the Manager of Operations.",
    "fine_range": "Schedule C fines: $78.00, $115.00, $230.00, $500.00; $230.00 for any offence with no penalty specified."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3(a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 12",
    "replacement_required": "s. 18",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 13",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"C\"; s. 24(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/innisfail/trees/bylaw-1603-2018/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/innisfail/trees/"
}