{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Squamish, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Fire Service Bylaw No. 2314, 2014 (consolidated, updated Oct 2025), verified 2026-10-26. Fines: up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000); up to one thousand dollars ($1,000); penalty established by bylaw under the Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Fire Chief or designated Fire Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000134",
 "municipality": "Squamish",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://squamish.ca/",
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   "title": "Fire Service Bylaw No. 2314, 2014 (consolidated, updated Oct 2025)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-04-01",
   "document_url": "https://squamish.civicweb.net/document/118984",
   "summary": "Part on Campfires and Other Open Air Burning (ss.11-12, permits s.22): all campfires and open air fires need a permit from the Fire Chief; campfire max 0.5 m, dry seasoned wood only, supervised, no nuisance smoke; other open fires need approved plan.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
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   "document_number": "2314",
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   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief or designated Fire Official",
    "allowed_conditions": "Campfires and open air fires only with permit; campfires use dry seasoned wood, supervised, max .5 m, no nuisance; Fire Department training exempt.",
    "fine_range": "up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000); up to one thousand dollars ($1,000); penalty established by bylaw under the Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 11.1(b)",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 11.1(b)",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 11.1(a)-(b); s. 12.1(a)-(e)",
    "fine_range": "s. 25.3(a)-(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/squamish/open-burning/bylaw-2314/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Squamish Bylaws - Regulatory",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://squamish.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=19302",
   "summary": "Regulatory bylaw folder listing Fire Service Bylaw 2314 and Nuisance Bylaw 1893.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8adcbc792d30a00b2955b96acd36e5d0e1f7d08f260b1aabd3e1775032e17ef9.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/squamish/noise/squamish-document-center-bylaws-listing/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/squamish/open-burning/"
}