{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Port Hardy, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Regulations for the Control of Burning and Smoke Bylaw No. 15-2012 (consolidated March 27, 2019), verified 2026-10-26. Fines: minimum fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500). A permit is required. Permit issuer: District of Port Hardy.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000107",
 "municipality": "Port Hardy",
 "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://porthardy.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Regulations for the Control of Burning and Smoke Bylaw No. 15-2012 (consolidated March 27, 2019)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-09-11",
   "document_url": "https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/15-2012-Burning-and-Smoke-Control-Consolidated-March-2019.pdf",
   "summary": "Permit from the District required for open burning (s.3.1); none for recreational or beach fires (s.3.3). Category A and B open fires only Oct 1-Apr 30 and not during Coastal Fire Centre bans; Category B only on mapped zones (Sched B1-B4). Prohibited materials in Sched A; Category A daylight hours.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "30767551a30b9d5a8ccb2248db2dd7448cbd34de4ebae55adc80f457fb6086d5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "15-2012",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/30767551a30b9d5a8ccb2248db2dd7448cbd34de4ebae55adc80f457fb6086d5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "District of Port Hardy",
    "allowed_conditions": "Recreational and beach fires are exempt from permit; other burning allowed with permit if debris originates on parcel, no prohibited materials, alternatives pursued, and provincial acts followed.",
    "fine_range": "minimum fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 3.1",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 3.3; s. 3.2(a)-(d)",
    "fine_range": "s. 14.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-hardy/open-burning/regulations-15-2012/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Frequently Requested Bylaws (Port Hardy) - burning and smoke control bylaw link",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://porthardy.ca/community/bylaws/frequently-requested-bylaws/",
   "summary": "Index listing Burning and Smoke Control Bylaw 15-2012 consolidated.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "f5a91b494bd67ab72c9436ada8947b54ccfcccf6c2dfcc06820dee567e9efccf",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f5a91b494bd67ab72c9436ada8947b54ccfcccf6c2dfcc06820dee567e9efccf.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-hardy/noise/port-hardy-bylaws-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-hardy/open-burning/"
}