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 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Central Saanich, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Open Burning Regulation Bylaw No. 2058, 2020, verified 2026-10-26. Fines: up to 550,000 under the Offence Act; up to s1,ooo under the Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Fire Chief or authorized Member of the Fire Department.",
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 "municipality": "Central Saanich",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/",
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   "title": "Open Burning Regulation Bylaw No. 2058, 2020",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-09-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2023-05/2058_open_burning_regulation.pdf",
   "summary": "Open fires need a Fire Department permit; recreational fires (campfires up to 0.5 m x 0.5 m, clean firewood) exempt (s.4.9). Yard waste piles up to 1 m, 7.5 m from structures; agricultural fires separate. Winter burning season Oct 16-May 15; venting index must be good or fair. Fine up to $50,000.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief or authorized Member of the Fire Department",
    "allowed_conditions": "Domestic Yard Waste, Agricultural Purpose, Category 3, and incinerator fires only in Winter Season; Recreational Fires at least 3 metres from combustible material.",
    "fine_range": "up to 550,000 under the Offence Act; up to s1,ooo under the Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.3; s. 5.8",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 5.1",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 5.2; s. 5.6; s. 5.9; s. 4.9",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.2(a)-(b)"
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   "title": "Central Saanich Bylaws",
   "category": "open_burning",
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   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/municipal-hall/resource-library-bylaws/bylaws",
   "summary": "Bylaw library.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/central-saanich/smoking-vaping/central-saanich-bylaws-listing/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Outdoor Burning (Central Saanich Fire)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/programs-services/fire/burning-information",
   "summary": "Season dates, venting index rule, fire types and sizes, prohibited materials; permits from Fire Station #1.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/central-saanich/open-burning/"
}