| permit required | yes | s. 29(2) |
| permit issuer | Fire Chief or an Officer | s. 30(1) |
| allowed conditions | Permits may issue for yard waste on one-acre lots, stumps/land clearing with air curtain burner, fires <3.0 m wide hand-fed, special events; contained outdoor cooking fires ≤1 m diameter exempt. | s. 30(2), s. 30(6) |
| fine range | General: not less than $50.00 but not exceeding $10,000; Schedule "H" open burning offences: $200.00 | s. 41(2); Schedule "H" |
scout note
Part 6 ss.29-30: open burning needs a Burning Permit from the Fire Chief; phone permits for yard waste on lots 1 acre+; Chief may impose smoke-based burning bans; no burning construction waste or garbage. Permit not needed for backyard fire pits up to 1 m wide, 4.5 m from property lines and buildings.