{
 "answer": "In the Town of Morinville, Alberta, trees & tree removal rules are set by Town of Morinville Community Standards Bylaw No. 5/2019 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: Fine not exceeding $10,000; Schedule \"A\" vegetation penalties: $250 first offence, $500 second offence within one year. Replacement required: Remove and or replace any grass, shrubs, vegetation or trees that are dead or diseased. Boulevard trees: No planting on boulevards without written permission; do not remove/prune Morinville-responsibility trees; unauthorized trees may be removed at owner's cost.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000349",
 "municipality": "Morinville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://morinville.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Morinville Community Standards Bylaw No. 5/2019",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-02-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.morinville.ca/media/mtjbylms/2019-bylaw-5-community-standards.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires owners to remove/prune a tree or shrub that is a public nuisance or interferes with a right-of-way, bans planting a tree/shrub on a boulevard without Town permission, and fines contraventions $250-$500.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "9403535d7cd0d75960062718085493b9c294015c960d7fb88a2c6920a5648375",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "5/2019",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9403535d7cd0d75960062718085493b9c294015c960d7fb88a2c6920a5648375.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "replacement_required": "Remove and or replace any grass, shrubs, vegetation or trees that are dead or diseased",
    "boulevard_trees": "No planting on boulevards without written permission; do not remove/prune Morinville-responsibility trees; unauthorized trees may be removed at owner's cost.",
    "fine_range": "Fine not exceeding $10,000; Schedule \"A\" vegetation penalties: $250 first offence, $500 second offence within one year."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 5.1.4",
    "replacement_required": "s. 5.1.3",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 5.1.7; s. 5.1.8",
    "fine_range": "s. 36; s. 37; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/morinville/trees/bylaw-5-2019/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Morinville Land Use Bylaw No. 2/2024",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-02-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.morinville.ca/media/w0jbn5yt/bylaw-no-2-2024-land-use-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires new development to plant trees at set ratios (e.g. one tree per 45 sq m of landscaped area, per-lot minimums, one tree per 5-10 parking stalls) and requires trees removed for the required planting to be replaced with a tree/shrub of similar species.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "fa3b1b108876924e8514c2417872b65f7a27ef7216c6d23c7a530cc45ac35ddb",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2/2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fa3b1b108876924e8514c2417872b65f7a27ef7216c6d23c7a530cc45ac35ddb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "replacement_required": "Any trees or large shrubs which are removed shall be replaced with a tree or shrub of similar species.",
    "fine_range": "$300.00 for a first offence; $600.00 for a second offence or subsequent offences; increasing sums for additional offences; or another sum deemed appropriate by the Development Authority based on the severity or flagrance of an offence."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "replacement_required": "\"which are removed shall be replaced with a tree or shrub of similar species\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 1.5.1.4.1–4.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/morinville/trees/bylaw-2-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/morinville/trees/"
}