{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003135",
 "municipality": "Colchester",
 "status_type": "County municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fireworks",
 "label": "Fireworks",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.colchester.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fireworks By-law — Chapter 15",
   "category": "fireworks",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-11-30",
   "document_url": "https://www.colchester.ca/4129-fireworks-by-law-chapter-15/file",
   "summary": "Regulates the use and discharge of fireworks within the Municipality of the County of Colchester. Second Reading November 30, 2023.",
   "capture_sha256": "111b8b297b86d4741c8b3f45a9ed0ce42b7d52cf0986348fb748284a69926fc0",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/111b8b297b86d4741c8b3f45a9ed0ce42b7d52cf0986348fb748284a69926fc0.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "sale_or_use_restricted": "Discharge restricted within the Village of Bible Hill: firecrackers prohibited; consumer fireworks only on Dec 31 and July 1 (concluded by 11pm, or 12:30am Jan 1), max 5 minutes; display fireworks require a permit",
    "permit_available": "Display fireworks require a permit from the Fire Chief ($50 fee, 30 days notice, certified Fireworks Supervisor); CAO may grant exemptions from any provision"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "sale_or_use_restricted": "s. 5; s. 6; s. 6.1; s. 7",
    "permit_available": "s. 7; s. 7.2.7; s. 9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/colchester/fireworks/text-111b8b297b86/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/colchester/fireworks/"
}