{
 "answer": "In the Town of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 715, 2018, verified 2026-10-26. Fines: not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00); subject to fines contained within the Town of Qualicum Beach Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Fire Chief.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000115",
 "municipality": "Qualicum Beach",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.qualicumbeach.com/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 715, 2018",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-09-17",
   "document_url": "https://qualicumbeach.com/preview?file_path=Bylaws/Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw%20No%2E%20715%2C%202018%2Epdf",
   "summary": "Outdoor-fireplace fires are allowed without a permit from March 15 to November 1 (s.5). Garden-refuse and agricultural-clearing fires need a Fire Chief permit and are only allowed on farm/ALR parcels of 1 ha or more. Garden refuse may be burned March 15–April 5 and October 15–November 5 only (s.19). No outdoor fires during a provincial ban within 25 km (s.3).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "715",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/facbad4fa74872e4ab394236a50bc1feae92b43d152c4a87d612c47c20dc724e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief",
    "allowed_conditions": "Outdoor fireplace fires no permit between March 15th and November 1st; Agricultural Clearing Waste/Garden Refuse Fires need Fire Chief permit between March 15th and April 5th/October 15th and November 5th.",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00); subject to fines contained within the Town of Qualicum Beach Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3(c); s. 6; s. 15",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 6; s. 15",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 5; s. 6; s. 11; s. 15; s. 19",
    "fine_range": "s. 24(a)-(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/open-burning/bylaw-715/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Burn Permit / Outdoor Burning page - Town of Qualicum Beach",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://qualicumbeach.com/burn-permits",
   "summary": "Town burn permit page: burning only under specific conditions and requires a permit; links Bylaw 715 and garden refuse and agricultural clearing permit applications.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "cade13719111af67e21413d81086ec24250c6a1c6be0bbbc5b342be17f497644",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cade13719111af67e21413d81086ec24250c6a1c6be0bbbc5b342be17f497644.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/open-burning/burn-permit-outdoor-burning-page-town-of-qualicum-beach/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/open-burning/"
}