Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?

Township of Plummer Additional, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: By-law 2025-22 - Open Air Burning.

Open burning & fires — Plummer Additional, Ontario

Township of Plummer Additional has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-09.

By-law 2025-22 - Open Air Burning adopted bylaw

permit required	True	s. 2.1
permit issuer	Chief Fire Official	s. 1, definition of 'Approved' and 'Permit'
allowed conditions	Permit required; burning only 6:00 p.m.–8:00 a.m.; campfires without permit per O. Reg. 207/96; wood/wood by-products only; no fire ban in effect.	s. 2.1; s. 3.1; s. 4.1
fine range	$250 (most offences); $500 (burning during fire ban or restricted fire zone); maximum $5,000 upon conviction	Schedule "A"; s. 7.1; WHEREAS clause re s. 61 Provincial Offences Act

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Adopted municipal bylaw or regulation categorized as open burning.