{
 "answer": "In the Town of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, trees & tree removal rules are set by Municipal District of St. Stephen Zoning By-law (By-law Z-4), verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Protected threshold: healthy trees in C-1 or C-2 Zones that do not pose a reasonable risk to safety of life or property.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003108",
 "municipality": "St. Stephen",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.ststephen.nb.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal District of St. Stephen Zoning By-law (By-law Z-4)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-10-29",
   "document_url": "https://town.ststephen.nb.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Registered%20MDSS%20Zoning%20By-law%20Z-4.pdf",
   "summary": "Cutting or removing trees is generally exempt from a development permit, except removing healthy trees in the C-1/C-2 Conservation Zones (that pose no safety risk), which requires a permit under the by-law's tree preservation standards (ss.5.2.1/5.2.2).",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "92096cfa37f3f42eea211218e90f3aaf5e0f7be83a5ea3fba70622bd2137428e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "Z-4",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/92096cfa37f3f42eea211218e90f3aaf5e0f7be83a5ea3fba70622bd2137428e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "protected_threshold": "healthy trees in C-1 or C-2 Zones that do not pose a reasonable risk to safety of life or property"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.7(2)(e)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3.7(2)(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/st-stephen/trees/bylaw-z-4/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/st-stephen/trees/"
}