{
 "answer": "In the City of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, trees & tree removal rules are set by City of Charlottetown Nuisance Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Boulevard trees: No person shall cut down, de-bark, lop or otherwise injure any tree of the City unless authorized; offence.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003182",
 "municipality": "Charlottetown",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://charlottetown.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Charlottetown Nuisance Bylaw",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1989-12-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.charlottetown.ca/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=15996609",
   "summary": "Section 3.16 \"Injuring Trees\": unless authorized, cutting down, de-barking, lopping or otherwise injuring a city tree (or its supports/appendages) is an offence; also bars animals from damaging trees/shrubs while running at large.",
   "discovered_by": "pe-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "4da5e065590a784d66562bfe1c6be2b42b0ff0484a07a4f776b2203eef758388",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:08:46+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4da5e065590a784d66562bfe1c6be2b42b0ff0484a07a4f776b2203eef758388.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "boulevard_trees": "No person shall cut down, de-bark, lop or otherwise injure any tree of the City unless authorized; offence.",
    "fine_range": "minimum fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500 for a first offence and a minimum fine of not less than $400 and not more than $1,000 for any subsequent offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.16",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 3.16",
    "fine_range": "s. 4.1(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/charlottetown/trees/city-of-charlottetown-nuisance-bylaw/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/pe/charlottetown/trees/"
}