{
 "answer": "In the City of New Westminster, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Fire Protection Bylaw No. 6940, 2004 (consolidated Sept 2025), verified 2026-10-25. Fines: not less than two hundred ($200.00) Dollars and not more than the maximum penalties provided under the Offence Act. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Director of Fire and Rescue Services.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000088",
 "municipality": "New Westminster",
 "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://newwestcity.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Protection Bylaw No. 6940, 2004 (consolidated Sept 2025)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2004-06-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Consolidated_Bylaw_6940__2004_Fire_Protection__2025_09_29_consolidation_.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 25: all open-air fires banned except contained propane, natural gas or charcoal cooking appliances. Burning garden refuse, clippings, pruning and construction/land-clearing waste prohibited. Fire Rescue director may issue camp fire permits when safe. Fee to extinguish outdoor burning fire $211.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "2ebc171dd1acc778ec420c27711ac076c8a5cc26d1ff2c47be2557c996c4bccb",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "document_number": "6940",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2ebc171dd1acc778ec420c27711ac076c8a5cc26d1ff2c47be2557c996c4bccb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Director of Fire and Rescue Services",
    "allowed_conditions": "Contained portable appliance/device used solely for cooking/preparing food, fueled by propane, natural gas or charcoal; camp fires only under permit.",
    "fine_range": "not less than two hundred ($200.00) Dollars and not more than the maximum penalties provided under the Offence Act"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 25.3",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 25.3",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 25.1; s. 25.3",
    "fine_range": "s. 52"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/new-westminster/other/bylaw-6940/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/new-westminster/open-burning/"
}