{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003466",
 "municipality": "St. John's",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://stjohns.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Open Air Fire Regulations No. 1306",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1993-05-03",
   "document_url": "https://apps.stjohns.ca/bylaws.nsf/nwByLawNum/1306",
   "summary": "Permits require fire-department inspection. Permit-exempt enclosed wood-burning appliances must be non-combustible, ≤0.46 m², 4.5 m from structures, attended by adult with extinguisher. Permitted fires max 1.5 m², 15 m from brush; prohibited during high-fire-weather or high winds. Amended most recently July 2024.",
   "capture_sha256": "c16570b1edc46a8c6530c9ce461bee9688a559857c629fd38cd6640dab91ec5d",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c16570b1edc46a8c6530c9ce461bee9688a559857c629fd38cd6640dab91ec5d.html",
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Chief of the St. John's Regional Fire Department",
    "allowed_conditions": "Outdoor wood burning appliances allowed without a permit if wind under 20 km/h, 4.5 m from buildings, attended by someone 18+, burning only seasoned wood"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 3",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 3.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 10"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/st-john-s/open-burning/text-c16570b1edc4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/st-john-s/open-burning/"
}