{
 "answer": "The City of Nanaimo, British Columbia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Fire Protection and Life Safety Regulation Bylaw 2011 No. 7108 (Part 6 - open burning), verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000084",
 "municipality": "Nanaimo",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://nanaimo.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Protection and Life Safety Regulation Bylaw 2011 No. 7108 (Part 6 - open burning)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/7108.pdf",
   "summary": "Part 6 bans open burning City-wide except by free permit, available only April and November for organic yard waste on 1+ acre lots (or Protection Island), sunrise-sunset Fri/Sat; also allows small contained outdoor cooking fires.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "03853fecf9d72ef460603597be8a5267d5ba9cff799bc5dc1d3ddb6b570d3bd6",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/03853fecf9d72ef460603597be8a5267d5ba9cff799bc5dc1d3ddb6b570d3bd6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nanaimo/open-burning/text-03853fecf9d7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Outdoor Burning Regulations & Permits (fire department page)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.nanaimo.ca/public-safety/fire-rescue/burning-regulations",
   "summary": "Official Fire Rescue page summarizing the Bylaw 7108 open-burning permit rules, prohibited materials (plastics, construction waste, household garbage), and provincial venting-index/fire-ban overrides.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "92700deb1f37bd5c0f4fc11ee89fc4f90f38598d9154e9066ea91cc9442e57a7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/92700deb1f37bd5c0f4fc11ee89fc4f90f38598d9154e9066ea91cc9442e57a7.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nanaimo/open-burning/text-92700deb1f37/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/nanaimo/open-burning/"
}