{
 "answer": "In the Town of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, trees & tree removal rules are set by Town of Stephenville Development Regulations 2014, verified 2026-08-29. Replacement required: retained or replaced wherever possible.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003476",
 "municipality": "Stephenville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofstephenville.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Stephenville Development Regulations 2014",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stephenville.ca/public/download/files/220656",
   "summary": "Regulation 48 of the Development Regulations (Forestry and Trees) requires that trees in subdivisions and on individual properties be retained or replaced wherever possible, and to ensure this the Town may require a landscaping and site-grading plan to be submitted for any new development that entails development of the entire site or a significant portion of it. Forestry development, including",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d33428edb6667eb955c6b891517c1f50f9e377a1ee77d1954c1f1c5e13e4b8da",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2014",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d33428edb6667eb955c6b891517c1f50f9e377a1ee77d1954c1f1c5e13e4b8da.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "replacement_required": "retained or replaced wherever possible"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 48",
    "replacement_required": "s. 48"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/stephenville/trees/regulations-2014/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/stephenville/trees/"
}