{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000131",
 "municipality": "Sooke",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://sooke.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Protection Services Bylaw No. 292 - Consolidated",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.sooke.ca/media/lv5c4ezd/fire-protection-services-bylaw-no-292-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs backyard burning in Sooke; permits residential burning November 1 to April 30 subject to safety and air quality conditions.",
   "capture_sha256": "5882bd7c1308a1a9275bc4b5be6cf4a32b8d6bc2dc96ef35223184557352798a",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5882bd7c1308a1a9275bc4b5be6cf4a32b8d6bc2dc96ef35223184557352798a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief",
    "restricted_months": "land clearing: January, February, March, April, November, December; special ceremonies: June, July, August, September require permit",
    "allowed_materials": "residential yard debris (yard clippings, leaves, tree and shrub prunings); no household garbage, animal carcasses, prohibited materials",
    "fire_pit_rules": "fire pit in masonry or metal pit not exceeding 0.60 metres diameter; 6 metres from property lines and buildings; garden hose available; fire not before 6:00 AM and fully extinguished by 1:00 AM",
    "exemptions": "residential yard debris burning without permit January–April, November–December with Good Ventilation Index; outdoor cooking fires with contained device; fire department training",
    "fine_range": "not more than $50,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s.30",
    "permit_issuer": "s.35",
    "restricted_months": "s.30",
    "allowed_materials": "s.33, s.38",
    "fire_pit_rules": "s.2(q)(iv)",
    "exemptions": "s.31, s.32",
    "fine_range": "s.49"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sooke/open-burning/text-5882bd7c1308/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/sooke/open-burning/"
}