{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000472",
 "municipality": "West Cove",
 "status_type": "Summer Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.svwestcove.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Bylaw 504-2025",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.westcove.ca/tiny_uploads/pdfs/504-2025-fire-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs fire safety and open burning in the Summer Village of West Cove. Bylaw 504-2025.",
   "capture_sha256": "76fa49cf116f9b1c41fae7025ee742594ceaead3d2264961d1e19adddc67bad7",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/76fa49cf116f9b1c41fae7025ee742594ceaead3d2264961d1e19adddc67bad7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Summer Village in consultation with Fire Chief; application submitted to CAO",
    "allowed_conditions": "Recreational fires in acceptable pit/fireplace on residential parcels for cooking, warmth, or enjoyment; CSA BBQs/portable appliances; propane/natural gas fire tables — supervised, extinguishing means available",
    "fine_range": "$250.00 to $10,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "\"unless the Person has obtained an Approval pursuant to this Bylaw\"",
    "permit_issuer": "\"issued by the Summer Village in consultation with the Fire Chief\"",
    "allowed_conditions": "\"used for cooking, warmth or personal enjoyment, that is located on a residential parcel only\"",
    "fine_range": "\"a fine of not less than $250.00 and not exceeding $10,000.00\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/west-cove/open-burning/text-76fa49cf116f/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/west-cove/open-burning/"
}