{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003162",
 "municipality": "Stewiacke",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.stewiacke.net/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
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   "title": "Burning of Brush, Wood and Yard Debris Bylaw No. 59",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stewiacke.net/stewiacke-town-hall/by-laws/59-burning-of-brush-wood-and-yard-debris/file.html",
   "summary": "Regulates open burning of brush, wood, and yard debris within town limits; sets conditions and restrictions for outdoor fires.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b7c65c2b031d1dd82f82fd9135d51ddc4ee437bfedfb6a689b02f3964262d0ac.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chiefs",
    "allowed_conditions": "Permit required during fire season (Jan 1-Dec 31) to burn brush/wood/yard debris; exempt: cooking fires in suitable place, or fire confined to container with spark arrester clear of brush, precautions taken",
    "fine_range": "$500.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5(a)",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 5(b)",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 4, s. 9",
    "fine_range": "s. 8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/stewiacke/open-burning/text-b7c65c2b031d/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/stewiacke/open-burning/"
}