{
 "answer": "In the Village of Lumby, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Village of Lumby Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022, verified 2026-10-26. Fines: Schedule H: $200.00 first/$300.00 subsequent (s. 6.1, 6.2); $200.00/$500.00 (s. 6.4); s. 14.2 max $10,000.00. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Manager of Operations.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000072",
 "municipality": "Lumby",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://lumby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Lumby Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-11-21",
   "document_url": "https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001",
   "summary": "Lumby Good Neighbour Bylaw Part 6: open-air burning needs a $50 permit from the Manager of Operations, applied for at least a week ahead, and is banned from May 1 to October 31. Backyard fires in an approved fire pit (3 m clearance, screened, max 1 m flames), barbecues and fireplaces need no permit. Only dry wood, charcoal, natural gas",
   "capture_sha256": "827e88c03a5c36bbdb64cf4c6e851b620e04ba4bc1e541ec26fdc89500e981c8",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "onbc-acob-refile",
   "document_number": "877",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/827e88c03a5c36bbdb64cf4c6e851b620e04ba4bc1e541ec26fdc89500e981c8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Manager of Operations",
    "allowed_conditions": "Open Air Fire requires permit; may not occur May 1–Oct 31; no permit for domestic fireplace, backyard Acceptable Fire Pit, portable barbecue, Incinerator, fire department training, or s. 6.3(f) fires.",
    "fine_range": "Schedule H: $200.00 first/$300.00 subsequent (s. 6.1, 6.2); $200.00/$500.00 (s. 6.4); s. 14.2 max $10,000.00."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6.4",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 6.6",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 6.3; s. 6.4",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"H\"; s. 14.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lumby/noise/bylaw-877/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/lumby/open-burning/"
}