{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003090",
 "municipality": "Moncton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-07",
 "official_website": "https://moncton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law H-621 — Fire Protection / Arrêté H-621 — Protection contre les incendies",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-07-19",
   "document_url": "https://www5.moncton.ca/docs/bylaws/By-law_H-621_Fire_Protection-Arrete_protection_incendies.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs fire protection including fire pits/open burning and fireworks. Made and passed 19 July 2021; effective 1 January 2022. Residential fire pits permitted by permit; fireworks prohibited without Fire Chief permission.",
   "capture_sha256": "a1353cfc7f651777ea7f33cc71f7e7dc000dea8b2ea792ea572ccc1b58785076",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-07T16:30:53+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a1353cfc7f651777ea7f33cc71f7e7dc000dea8b2ea792ea572ccc1b58785076.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief",
    "allowed_conditions": "With valid permit: Appliance only, dry seasoned firewood, 4:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m., 3m from structures, spark arrestors. Exempt: BBQ, campgrounds, Fire Dept training.",
    "fine_range": "$240.00 minimum to $5,200.00 maximum"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 9(1)(b) — \"where a Permit has been issued as provided for in this By-Law\"",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 16 — \"The Fire Chief may issue a Permit under this By-Law\"",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 12 (conditions for Appliance use with permit); s. 10(4) (exempt fires: BBQ, campgrounds, Fire Dept training/education, authorized fires)",
    "fine_range": "s. 18(2) — \"minimum fine... is $240.00 and the maximum fine... is $5,200.00\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/moncton/open-burning/text-a1353cfc7f65/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/moncton/open-burning/"
}