{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003304",
 "municipality": "Flatrock",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://townofflatrock.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Prevention By-Law — Town of Flatrock (including Open-Air Burning By-Laws, Schedule A)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-08-11",
   "document_url": "https://townofflatrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/TVFD-Fire-Prevention-By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted August 11, 2025 under the Towns and Local Service Districts Act, 2025. Establishes fire prevention policy for Torbay Volunteer Fire Department. Schedule A sets open-air burning rules, outdoor wood-burning appliance conditions, and special burn permits.",
   "capture_sha256": "8c79ea485d53300dc9bfaeda94eba769f9fba1a553160664ccbf7f286c07273c",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8c79ea485d53300dc9bfaeda94eba769f9fba1a553160664ccbf7f286c07273c.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "During Fire Season, Department of Natural Resources; when Provincial Regulations are not in effect, Torbay Volunteer Fire Department",
    "allowed_conditions": "Outdoor wood-burning appliances allowed year-round with 3.0 m (10') clearance, dry seasoned firewood, one appliance per property, grate equipped; not during a ban/restriction",
    "fine_range": "first offence not less than $100.00 and not more than $500.00; subsequent offence not less than $500.00 and not more than $1000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "Schedule A, Special Burning (a)",
    "permit_issuer": "Schedule A, Special Burning (a)",
    "allowed_conditions": "Schedule A, s. 4 Outdoor Wood Burning Appliances",
    "fine_range": "Schedule A, s. 6 Penalty"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/flatrock/open-burning/text-8c79ea485d53/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/flatrock/open-burning/"
}