{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000237",
 "municipality": "County of Newell",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.countyofnewell.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "County of Newell Fire Bylaw 1958-19",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://countyofnewell.ab.ca/fire-permits",
   "summary": "Regulates open burning and fire permits within the County of Newell; requires free fire permits for most burning; exempts recreational fire pits. Referenced on the fire permits page.",
   "capture_sha256": "d5541525636184df8ee2702cc1c28658c2680e1e2fbb6f9c2fffe2c36d95ed64",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d5541525636184df8ee2702cc1c28658c2680e1e2fbb6f9c2fffe2c36d95ed64.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Guardian",
    "allowed_conditions": "Permit held; winds under 15 km/hr; no night burning; fire supervised; adequate water on-site; smoke not impeding road visibility.",
    "fine_range": "Individual: up to $50,000 or 1 year imprisonment (up to $100,000 or 2 years if knowing); Corporation: up to $500,000 (up to $1,000,000 if knowing)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "\"mandatory if you plan on doing any burning\"",
    "permit_issuer": "\"A Fire Permit needs to be countersigned by a Fire Guardian before it is valid\"",
    "allowed_conditions": "\"No burning at night\"; \"winds exceed 15 km/hr\"; \"Sections 16 & 20\"",
    "fine_range": "Forest and Prairie Protection Act, Offenses and penalties #37(1) and #37(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/county-of-newell/open-burning/text-d55415256361/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/county-of-newell/open-burning/"
}