{
 "answer": "In the Village of Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Fire Protection & Life Safety Bylaw No. 967, 2014, verified 2026-10-26. Fines: not more than Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Fire Chief or Village Administration.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000110",
 "municipality": "Pouce Coupe",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.poucecoupe.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Protection & Life Safety Bylaw No. 967, 2014",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-05-20",
   "document_url": "https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/5729",
   "summary": "Part 5 s.28 Burning Permits: no open air fire without a permit from the Fire Chief or Village Administration (one-time or up to one year); exempt: yard/garden waste in screened incinerator, portable BBQ, approved fire pits in campgrounds/private land; venting forecast must be good; fines in Schedule A.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "215951b5ccf39d3cff25111ff0f762d7da6f75922515c75337d23cf45226bb8b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "967",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/215951b5ccf39d3cff25111ff0f762d7da6f75922515c75337d23cf45226bb8b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief or Village Administration",
    "allowed_conditions": "Approved incinerator yard/garden waste, portable barbeque cooking, approved fireplaces/stoves/fire pits on private land/developed campgrounds, or Fire & Rescue training; permit fire controlled, watched, means to extinguish, good venting forecast.",
    "fine_range": "not more than Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 28(a)",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 28(a)",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 28(b), (d), (g)",
    "fine_range": "s. 49(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/open-burning/bylaw-967/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/open-burning/"
}