{
 "answer": "In the Town of Sidney, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Fire Department Service Level Establishment and Fire Regulation Bylaw No. 2087, verified 2026-10-26. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Fire Chief or Fire Prevention Officer. Allowed conditions: Special permits for community event fires may be issued; Fire Department controlled fires for training and demonstrations.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000127",
 "municipality": "Sidney",
 "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.sidney.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Department Service Level Establishment and Fire Regulation Bylaw No. 2087",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-06-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2087-Fire-Dept-Fire-Regs.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 39: burning within the Town is not permitted, including residential, construction, demolition and land-clearing waste and beach fires. Fire Chief may issue special permits for community events; fire department may do training burns.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "9ffc901fed844c470b4ec5bdea6c5e8301e4086806ae2d32ed07a8b4b4663b53",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "document_number": "2087",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9ffc901fed844c470b4ec5bdea6c5e8301e4086806ae2d32ed07a8b4b4663b53.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief or Fire Prevention Officer",
    "allowed_conditions": "Special permits for community event fires may be issued; Fire Department controlled fires for training and demonstrations."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 39(a)",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 39(a)",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 39(a)-(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sidney/other/regulations-2087/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/sidney/open-burning/"
}