{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Leduc County, Alberta, trees & tree removal rules are set by Leduc County Land Use Bylaw No. 14-25, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Replacement required: Healthy and viable vegetation existing on a site shall be preserved and protected or replaced.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000327",
 "municipality": "Leduc County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.leduc-county.com/en/index.aspx",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Leduc County Land Use Bylaw No. 14-25",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.leduc-county.com/public/download/files/288918",
   "summary": "Tree clearing/removal is a discretionary use (needing a development permit with reasons, vegetation description, site plan and schedule) wherever discouraged/restricted by an Environmentally Significant Areas study or an Area Structure Plan; dead/deadfall removal is exempt.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "2794a228ced038d938b4373c31dcf553d19b8c8746a054bf5f306b356230055d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "14-25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2794a228ced038d938b4373c31dcf553d19b8c8746a054bf5f306b356230055d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "replacement_required": "Healthy and viable vegetation existing on a site shall be preserved and protected or replaced.",
    "fine_range": "Failure to obtain a development permit: minimum $1000, specified $1500; failure to comply with conditions of a development permit: $500/$1000; commencement of use/occupancy/construction prior to issuance: $500/$1000; signage-related offence: $300/$500; contravention of any other part(s): $300/$500."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "Part 11, s.2; Part 3, s.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "Part 1, s.5",
    "replacement_required": "Part 10, s.5",
    "fine_range": "Part 7, s.6, Table 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/leduc-county/trees/bylaw-14-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/leduc-county/trees/"
}