{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001818",
 "municipality": "West Elgin",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fireworks",
 "label": "Fireworks",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "http://www.westelgin.net",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2023-16 - Fireworks By-law",
   "category": "fireworks",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.westelgin.net/en/municipal-office/resources/By-laws/By-Law-2023-16---Fireworks-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates fireworks in the Municipality of West Elgin.",
   "capture_sha256": "b7772a31bf86cc0dfeb606a7522de6bc490307354d45bbd2891da653c87c9bc5",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b7772a31bf86cc0dfeb606a7522de6bc490307354d45bbd2891da653c87c9bc5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "sale_or_use_restricted": "sale, display, storage, and discharge of fireworks are regulated; temporary vendors prohibited; flying lanterns prohibited; discharge restricted to specific holidays and hours",
    "permit_available": "yes; permit required from Municipality of West Elgin Fire Department for high-hazard fireworks displays; permission from Municipal Council required for discharge on municipal lands"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "sale_or_use_restricted": "s. 3, s. 7, s. 8(b), s. 6(g)",
    "permit_available": "s. 9(b): \"obtaining a permit from the Municipality of West Elgin Fire Department\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-elgin/fireworks/text-b7772a31bf86/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/west-elgin/fireworks/"
}