{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003148",
 "municipality": "Mahone Bay",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofmahonebay.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Outdoor Burning By-law",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.townofmahonebay.ca/uploads/1/3/0/6/130665195/bylaw_-_outdoor_burning.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Mahone Bay outdoor burning bylaw. Regulates open burning and outdoor fires within town limits.",
   "capture_sha256": "cf55d03419d28bdc4eee11c68571ef3fef82ae1602c29961ca84821f3b62209a",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cf55d03419d28bdc4eee11c68571ef3fef82ae1602c29961ca84821f3b62209a.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "By-law Enforcement Officer or the Fire Chief",
    "allowed_conditions": "Open-air fire needs signed approval; outdoor fire only in acceptable fire pit; BBQ and outdoor burning appliances permitted with conditions (dry firewood, adult present, extinguisher, 4.5m clearance)",
    "fine_range": "$250 first / $1,000 second / $5,000 third+"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.0(1)",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 3.0(1)",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 3.0; s. 4.0",
    "fine_range": "s. 6.0(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/mahone-bay/open-burning/text-cf55d03419d2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/mahone-bay/open-burning/"
}