{
 "answer": "In the City of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, trees & tree removal rules are set by City of Weyburn Urban Forestry Bylaw No. 2018-3373 (Consolidated to include 2020-3414), verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not exceeding Two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars in the case of an individual; or Five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars in the case of a corporation. Boulevard trees: Planting and pruning of public trees shall only be performed by the Parks Department; no person shall cut, prune, alter, or remove any public tree.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001234",
 "municipality": "Weyburn",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.weyburn.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Weyburn Urban Forestry Bylaw No. 2018-3373 (Consolidated to include 2020-3414)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-03-12",
   "document_url": "https://weyburn.civicweb.net/document/7833",
   "summary": "Regulates public boulevard/park trees (pruning clearances, removal valuation/appeal process) and private trees near sidewalks: new trees/hedges must be 1m from the sidewalk, hedges near corner-lot sightlines kept under 1m.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "3d84c10eedefcfc187dc8b2e81680d3760cdf122281363da7e41ac3c43674426",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2018-3373",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3d84c10eedefcfc187dc8b2e81680d3760cdf122281363da7e41ac3c43674426.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "replacement_required": "When a public tree is removed, the City shall make reasonable efforts to replace it with a similar tree in the same location or plant a more suitable tree in the same location, on adjoining land, or in a different suitable location; payments received for a tree removal shall be used to purchase and plant another public tree.",
    "boulevard_trees": "Planting and pruning of public trees shall only be performed by the Parks Department; no person shall cut, prune, alter, or remove any public tree.",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding Two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars in the case of an individual; or Five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars in the case of a corporation"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 4",
    "replacement_required": "s. 5(5)(a)-(b), s. 5(10)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 5(1)(a), s. 5(2), s. 6(1)(b)",
    "fine_range": "s. 10(1)(a)-(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/weyburn/trees/bylaw-2018-3373/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/weyburn/trees/"
}