Open burning & fires — South Bruce, Ontario

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

Municipality of South Bruce has 2 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-09.

By-law 2015-22 Burning adopted bylaw

Municipal by-law regulating open-air burning, burn permits, fire conditions, setbacks, approved materials, and offences.

status: adopted · adopted 2015-04-07 · official link dead (at last check)
By-law 2021-32 Amending Burning By-law 2015-22 adopted bylaw
allowed conditions Recreational fires (as described in s. 3.3) are exempt from the urban boundary open air burn prohibition. s. 3.10
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Amends South Bruce Burning By-law 2015-22, including restrictions on open air burns within urban boundaries and corrected burn standards.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: http://www.town.southbruce.on.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-09 · Open burning & fires in other municipalities