{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Clearwater, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Volunteer Fire Department Regulations Bylaw No. 233, 2021, verified 2026-10-26. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Fire Chief. Allowed conditions: Category 2/3 open fires allowed by permit between October 1 and May 15; campfires for warmth or food under Schedule C.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000020",
 "municipality": "Clearwater",
 "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.districtofclearwater.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Volunteer Fire Department Regulations Bylaw No. 233, 2021",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-02-02",
   "document_url": "https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/42056",
   "summary": "Burning rules in Part on Burning Permits plus Schedules C and D. Permit from the Fire Chief required for Category 2 and 3 fires; residential Category 2 burning of pruning/garden refuse dawn to dusk, permits Oct 1 to May 15; campfire rules in Schedule C; follows Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation. Repeals Bylaw 125.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "ee4155c9f96fc89c494ac9b52daf38c342a718079ae25cc0dcfceee6c3e1b9a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "233",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ee4155c9f96fc89c494ac9b52daf38c342a718079ae25cc0dcfceee6c3e1b9a1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief",
    "allowed_conditions": "Category 2/3 open fires allowed by permit between October 1 and May 15; campfires for warmth or food under Schedule C."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 9.1",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 9.1(d)",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 9.1(a); Schedule C, s. 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/clearwater/open-burning/regulations-233/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Campfires/Open Burning (District of Clearwater)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.districtofclearwater.com/residents/open-burning/",
   "summary": "District page; content is a provincial Kamloops Fire Centre notice on Category 1 campfires being permitted again (dated), not the district permit how-to.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "bb6984ca587940e088257b3b892b1f85119fb78a2fb4b987948772c2d9f143d6",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bb6984ca587940e088257b3b892b1f85119fb78a2fb4b987948772c2d9f143d6.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/clearwater/open-burning/campfires-open-burning/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/clearwater/open-burning/"
}