{
 "answer": "In the City of Melville, Saskatchewan, trees & tree removal rules are set by City of Melville Bylaw No. 16/2000 (Trees, Shrubs and Fences Bylaw, consolidated with amendment 20/03), verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) exclusive of costs; voluntary penalty of fifty ($50.00) dollars. Boulevard trees: No planting, maintaining or keeping trees on a street or City-owned land without prior approval and direction of Public Works/Utilities Manager.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000761",
 "municipality": "Melville",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://melville.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Melville Bylaw No. 16/2000 (Trees, Shrubs and Fences Bylaw, consolidated with amendment 20/03)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2000-10-16",
   "document_url": "https://melville.ca/uploads/dm/75906/TreesshrubsandFencesBylaw_kbbPj3.pdf",
   "summary": "No hedge/shrub/tree over 1m within 5m of a corner-lot intersection; no planting on City streets/land without Public Works Manager approval; trees/hedges may not obstruct fire hydrant access.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "47d613089ef5818f627ac0a0511c013ecc13eb51e606b3c46918d5661cf347ae",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "16/2000",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/47d613089ef5818f627ac0a0511c013ecc13eb51e606b3c46918d5661cf347ae.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "boulevard_trees": "No planting, maintaining or keeping trees on a street or City-owned land without prior approval and direction of Public Works/Utilities Manager.",
    "fine_range": "not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) exclusive of costs; voluntary penalty of fifty ($50.00) dollars"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3(b)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 3(b)",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.1(a); s. 7.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/melville/trees/bylaw-16-2000/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/melville/trees/"
}