{
 "answer": "In the City of Kelowna, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 10760, verified 2026-10-25. Fines: not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and the cost of prosecution. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Fire Chief or the Fire Chief's designate.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000057",
 "municipality": "Kelowna",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
 "official_website": "https://kelowna.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 10760",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-07-15",
   "document_url": "https://apps.kelowna.ca/CityPage/Docs/PDFs/Bylaws/Fire_and_Life_Safety_Bylaw_No.10760.pdf",
   "summary": "Part 4.5: no open-air fire without written Fire Chief permit. No permit for CSA/ULC gas, propane, gel or charcoal-briquette appliances (1 m clearance). Wood burning in fire pits prohibited. Permits generally only on lots of 1 ha+; no compostables; venting index 55+ required. Consolidated copy; convenience version.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "d880d526b59efcb784b1640fee1a380555ffd6baaa989c88a3b27ac904eea93b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "10760",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d880d526b59efcb784b1640fee1a380555ffd6baaa989c88a3b27ac904eea93b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief or the Fire Chief's designate",
    "allowed_conditions": "Open air burning allowed only with written permit, subject to s. 4.5.3; no permit for approved outdoor appliances under s. 4.5.2.",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and the cost of prosecution"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.5.1",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 4.5.1",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 4.5.1; s. 4.5.2; s. 4.5.3",
    "fine_range": "s. 18.2.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/kelowna/open-burning/bylaw-10760/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Outdoor burning (Kelowna Fire Department)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.kelowna.ca/city-services/safety-emergency-services/fire-department/outdoor-burning",
   "summary": "City outdoor burning page (appeared in search; direct fetch blocked 403).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T01:35:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 403,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/kelowna/open-burning/"
}