{
 "answer": "The City of Markham, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: By-law 85-97, A By-law to Prescribe Times for Setting Fires (Open-Air Burning Permit By-law), verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001620",
 "municipality": "Markham",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.markham.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 85-97, A By-law to Prescribe Times for Setting Fires (Open-Air Burning Permit By-law)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.markham.ca/sites/default/files/about-city-markham/by-laws/Frequently%20Requested%20By-Laws/Bylaw-85-97.pdf",
   "summary": "No person may set/maintain an open-air fire without a $50 Burning Permit from the Fire Chief. Bans fires on public property, near buildings/lot lines (<15m), after sunset, or in dangerous (dry/windy) conditions; enclosed appliance fires need separate approval.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "2d8fc53fe4f8982d1479f02c14fe5a9e58bb1d35a6157040ee9cf7bdc0e1c2a5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2d8fc53fe4f8982d1479f02c14fe5a9e58bb1d35a6157040ee9cf7bdc0e1c2a5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/markham/open-burning/text-2d8fc53fe4f8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/markham/open-burning/"
}