{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000476",
 "municipality": "Wheatland County",
 "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.wheatlandcounty.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire and Emergency Services Bylaw 2025-06",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://wheatlandcounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Bylaw-2025-06-Fire-and-Emergency-Services-signed-copy.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs fire and emergency services in Wheatland County. Bylaw 2025-06. Fire permits required for open burning under Bylaw 2019-06; this is the current consolidated fire services authority.",
   "capture_sha256": "9f5694b76be335e396115b304ebbd34deb08badb6c25bf25d2f740f6997a7d67",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9f5694b76be335e396115b304ebbd34deb08badb6c25bf25d2f740f6997a7d67.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Guardian",
    "allowed_conditions": "Fires in approved Incinerator, barbecue, or fire pit meeting safety conditions; recreational fires when bans not in effect.",
    "fine_range": "A fine of up to $10,000; Schedule 'C' minimums $250, $500, $1,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 8.1",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 8.6(f)",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 8.9, s. 9.6",
    "fine_range": "s. 15.4.2(a), Schedule 'C'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/wheatland-county/open-burning/text-9f5694b76be3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/wheatland-county/open-burning/"
}