{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000131",
 "municipality": "Sooke",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fireworks",
 "label": "Fireworks",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://sooke.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 286 - Consolidated",
   "category": "fireworks",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-07-11",
   "document_url": "https://sooke.civicweb.net/document/4013/",
   "summary": "Regulates the sale, possession, and discharge of fireworks within the District of Sooke.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5b2f4723b019ca26dc8b83f019be25f869674f784ad23ecd83173b3418d2c7e9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief or municipality",
    "consumer_fireworks_dates": "October 31st only, between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.",
    "firecrackers_banned": true,
    "min_age": "18",
    "fine_range": "not more than $50,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s.3(4), s.4(1)",
    "permit_issuer": "s.4, s.5",
    "consumer_fireworks_dates": "s.3(5)",
    "firecrackers_banned": "s.3(3)",
    "min_age": "s.3(8)",
    "fine_range": "s.7(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sooke/fireworks/text-5b2f4723b019/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/sooke/fireworks/"
}