{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Summerland, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by District of Summerland Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2421 (Consolidated), verified 2026-10-26. Fines: not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00). A permit is required. Permit issuer: Fire Chief or his appointee.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000136",
 "municipality": "Summerland",
 "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://www.summerland.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "District of Summerland Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2421 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1989-07-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/consolidated-fire-bylaw-2421.pdf?sfvrsn=a138c6fb_0",
   "summary": "Summerland Fire Bylaw Part VIII: open-air fires need a written Fire Permit from the Fire Chief (max 72 hours, $10 if site inspection). Only on-site vegetation, 7 a.m. to sunset, good venting, 30 m from buildings/highways, max 4 burns a year. BBQs, park/campground pits and cooking campfires in a fire pit (5 m setback, not 11 p.m.-7 a.m.) are exempt.",
   "capture_sha256": "6554ffa592e1b89ccb45174d53d1b59273f60fdfdbd283d6b3c62b6ecf7919ed",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "onbc-acob-refile",
   "document_number": "2421",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6554ffa592e1b89ccb45174d53d1b59273f60fdfdbd283d6b3c62b6ecf7919ed.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief or his appointee",
    "allowed_conditions": "Without permit: BBQs, approved fire pits, District burning, approved campfires. Otherwise permitted materials from land, 7 a.m.-sunset, supervised, not nuisance, separation/ventilation, 15-day gap, max 4/year.",
    "fine_range": "not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 1.1",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 1.1",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 1.1(a)-(d); s. 2.1(A)-(I)",
    "fine_range": "Part XI, s. 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/summerland/other/bylaw-2421/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summerland Fire Department Campfire Regulations and Prohibitions",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://summerland.ca/docs/default-source/fire-dept-files/campfire-regulations.pdf?sfvrsn=2",
   "summary": "Campfires must be in a fire pit, supervised, at least 5 m from neighbours, for food preparation, not between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.; only seasoned firewood, no garbage or compostables.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "eb98c82f09ba80f710d21baac6b7c2d0e151d31645c839252898e648b171aac9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/eb98c82f09ba80f710d21baac6b7c2d0e151d31645c839252898e648b171aac9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/summerland/open-burning/summerland-fire-department-campfire-regulations-and/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/summerland/open-burning/"
}