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 "municipality": "Halifax",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
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 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.halifax.ca",
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   "title": "By-law O-109 Respecting Open Air Burning",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-10-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/legislation-by-laws/By-LawO-109.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates open-air burning across HRM. Prohibits burning waste, rubber, plastic; minimum setbacks and burn permits required. Done and passed in Council Oct 19, 2010 (effective Oct 23, 2010); amended 2014 and 2017.",
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    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief",
    "allowed_conditions": "Permit required except in No Permit Required Zone, campgrounds, CSA/ULC appliances, gas/propane; not within 23 m of dwelling; no burning 12:01 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (Mar 15-Oct 15); two persons 19+ present",
    "fine_range": "$250-$10,000"
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    "permit_issuer": "s. 2(j); s. 5(1)",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 4(2)-(3); s. 6(3); s. 6(5a); s. 6(2)",
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   "title": "By-law O-109 — dedicated page",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/legislation-by-laws/by-law-o-109",
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}