{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Invermere, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1420, 2010, verified 2026-10-26. Fines: not less than $2,500 and not exceeding $10,000. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Fire Chief.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000054",
 "municipality": "Invermere",
 "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://invermere.net/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1420, 2010",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2011-04-12",
   "document_url": "https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/8596",
   "summary": "Section 4.1 Open Burning: open air fires prohibited unless the Fire Chief issues a Special Burning Permit (Schedule B); prohibited materials Schedule A; must follow provincial Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation. No permit for fire-training, campfires and outdoor fireplaces of seasoned wood (5 m from structures, contained). s.4.2 wood-burning appliances.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "57962f0f4f769dba25e7830b1024e12961f06f12bd29504743bd611e50d016a8",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1420",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/57962f0f4f769dba25e7830b1024e12961f06f12bd29504743bd611e50d016a8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief",
    "allowed_conditions": "Special Burning Permit for urban interface clearing, agricultural pruning/land clearing, fire hazard removal, or special public function; campfires/outdoor fireplaces meeting distance/size criteria exempt.",
    "fine_range": "not less than $2,500 and not exceeding $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1.2",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 4.1.2",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 4.1.2; s. 4.1.8(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/invermere/open-burning/bylaw-1420/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Invermere bylaws page",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://invermere.net/operations/bylaws/",
   "summary": "Bylaw index; fire bylaw sits in the CivicWeb Other Bylaws folder.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "5ed7d6a57cf47fc9024ce8b98b0f78d0becbe395b7eaca029667c707d1373bad",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5ed7d6a57cf47fc9024ce8b98b0f78d0becbe395b7eaca029667c707d1373bad.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/invermere/short-term-rentals/bylaws-index-district-of-invermere/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/invermere/open-burning/"
}