{
 "answer": "In the Rural municipality of Brackley, Prince Edward Island, trees & tree removal rules are set by Rural Municipality of Brackley Zoning & Subdivision Control (Development) Bylaw (2018-3), verified 2026-09-27. Fines: first conviction: fine not exceeding $2,000; subsequent conviction: not more than $400 for each day. A permit is required. Protected threshold: Any trees in the Environmental Reserve (O2) Zone.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003178",
 "municipality": "Brackley",
 "status_type": "Rural municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://brackleypei.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rural Municipality of Brackley Zoning & Subdivision Control (Development) Bylaw (2018-3)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://brackleypei.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Rural-Municipality-of-Brackley-Bylaw-May-2019.pdf",
   "summary": "Within the Environmental Reserve (O2) zone bordering wetlands/watercourses, s.10.3 bars cutting down trees or disturbing natural ground cover without first filing a landscape plan with the PEI Dept. of Communities, Land and Environment.",
   "discovered_by": "pe-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "fbf90e60e0e4e1ef407e22c18edfe66bbc129aedc444f6bd68811f00d23ce52c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:08:46+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fbf90e60e0e4e1ef407e22c18edfe66bbc129aedc444f6bd68811f00d23ce52c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Any trees in the Environmental Reserve (O2) Zone",
    "fine_range": "first conviction: fine not exceeding $2,000; subsequent conviction: not more than $400 for each day"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.2(b); s. 2.0 'Development' (i)(b)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 1.3",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 10.3",
    "fine_range": "s. 17.0(1)(a)-(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/brackley/trees/rural-municipality-of-brackley-zoning-subdivision-control/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/pe/brackley/trees/"
}