{
 "answer": "In the Specialized Municipality of Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, trees & tree removal rules are set by Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Land Use Bylaw No. 26/001, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or to both fine and imprisonment.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000403",
 "municipality": "Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo",
 "status_type": "Specialized Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Land Use Bylaw No. 26/001",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-03-25",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/rmwb-017-ca/media/j2ogjqpv/land-use-bylaw-consolidated-26001.pdf",
   "summary": "In certain residential/country-residential schedules, clearing of trees is not permitted within 6.0m of a side/rear lot line or 10.0m of the front lot line.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "698771f31f537e8541319093668031103873617cf3f6ab149d678dd6a62935b7",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "26/001",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/698771f31f537e8541319093668031103873617cf3f6ab149d678dd6a62935b7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "replacement_required": "All dead, unhealthy or missing trees and shrubs shall be replaced within one (1) year with plant material that is of similar size and species as those listed in the approved landscape plan, unless other species are recommended by the Development Authority.",
    "fine_range": "not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or to both fine and imprisonment"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 1.2.1",
    "replacement_required": "s. 5.27.3(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 4.3.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/regional-municipality-of-wood-buffalo/trees/bylaw-26-001/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/regional-municipality-of-wood-buffalo/trees/"
}