{
 "answer": "In the City of White Rock, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by City of White Rock Fire Protection and Safety Bylaw, 2014, No. 2057, verified 2026-10-23. Fines: not more than ten thousand dollars ($ 10,000). A permit is required. Permit issuer: Fire Chief.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000158",
 "municipality": "White Rock",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://whiterockcity.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of White Rock Fire Protection and Safety Bylaw, 2014, No. 2057",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-04-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/288/Fire-Protection-and-Safety-Bylaw-2014-Number-2057-PDF",
   "summary": "Section 5.1: no open-air fires of any kind except in approved propane, natural gas or charcoal appliances (exceptions: Fire Chief approved training, safety or special-circumstance fires). Section 5.2: residential and yard waste may not be burned at all.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "8c1d3c33dafa95229c5b49489f85a815c8a2fa4171b27d2cfc1fae16e4a7bab4",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "document_number": "2057",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8c1d3c33dafa95229c5b49489f85a815c8a2fa4171b27d2cfc1fae16e4a7bab4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief",
    "allowed_conditions": "Contained in approved portable appliance/device designed for propane, natural gas or charcoal; or Fire Chief-approved training, public safety, or special circumstances.",
    "fine_range": "not more than ten thousand dollars ($ 10,000)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.1(a)-(c)",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 5.1(a)-(c)",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 5.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/white-rock/other/bylaw-2057/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/white-rock/open-burning/"
}