{
 "answer": "In the Village of Clinton, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Burning Bylaw No. 431, 2006 (Village of Clinton), verified 2026-10-26. Fines: not less than ($500.00) nor more than the maximum penalty provided under the Offence Act. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Village Office.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000021",
 "municipality": "Clinton",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.village.clinton.bc.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Burning Bylaw No. 431, 2006 (Village of Clinton)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2006-04-26",
   "document_url": "https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw_431_2006_VOC_Burning_Regulation.pdf",
   "summary": "All burning prohibited except as allowed (s.1.3, 2.0). Burning permit from Village Office required, Sept 15 to May 15 (s.2.1). Hand-piled backyard fires max 2 m high, 3 m wide; dry plant garden refuse only; no household waste or burning barrels; suspended during fire ban orders. Fine minimum $500.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "f431fef59b6a67c8a376da61c2a8d6e5db1e8dcff1e613ddc6d792e4a241d077",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "431",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f431fef59b6a67c8a376da61c2a8d6e5db1e8dcff1e613ddc6d792e4a241d077.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Village Office",
    "allowed_conditions": "Burning allowed September 15 to May 15 with Village Office permit; small backyard fires not exceed 2 metres in height and 3 metres in diameter hand piled not left unattended.",
    "fine_range": "not less than ($500.00) nor more than the maximum penalty provided under the Offence Act"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2.1",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 2.1",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 2.1; s. 2.2",
    "fine_range": "s. 3.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/clinton/open-burning/bylaw-431/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/clinton/open-burning/"
}