{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003315",
 "municipality": "Gander",
 "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": "http://www.gandercanada.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Open Outdoor Fire, Incinerator & Outdoor Fireplace Regulations",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-02-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.gandercanada.com/media/lcthfzzr/outdoorfireregs.pdf",
   "summary": "Gander outdoor fire regulations adopted February 5, 2014. Regulates open fires, incinerators, and outdoor fireplaces.",
   "capture_sha256": "bd974af14c4fbeac6376958507454c2788fa10bb634d280edb28ac8579f410ae",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bd974af14c4fbeac6376958507454c2788fa10bb634d280edb28ac8579f410ae.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Gander Fire Rescue (and local provincial forestry office during forest fire season); no fee",
    "allowed_conditions": "Open fires minimum 3m (10ft) from any structure or as on permit; no burning of garbage/plastic; only during permitted hours; supervised at all times; prohibited when fire weather index is high or extreme"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3 Application",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 3 Application",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 4 Open Burning Regulations",
    "fine_range": "s. 8 Offence and Penalties"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/gander/open-burning/text-bd974af14c4f/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/gander/open-burning/"
}