{
 "answer": "In the Township of Amherst, Quebec, permit required: True; permit issuer: Municipalité (bureau municipal); allowed conditions: Campfires (≤1 m³) and outdoor fireplaces exempt from permit; other open fires allowed when SOPFEU danger is low, moderate, or high, no wind >20 km/h, no drought, and no active ban.; fines: Personne physique: 500$–1 000$ (première infraction), 1 500$–2 500$ (récidive); Personne morale: 1 000$–2 000$ (première infraction), 3 000$–5 000$ (récidive). Source: Règlement numéro 592-24 concernant les feux en plein air, verified 2026-06-14.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001847",
 "municipality": "Amherst",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-14",
 "official_website": "https://www.municipalite.amherst.qc.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement numéro 592-24 concernant les feux en plein air",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://municipalite.amherst.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Reglement-592-2024-feux-plein-air.pdf",
   "summary": "Confirmed adopted Amherst open-air fire bylaw, common to the Mont-Tremblant fire-service intermunicipal agreement.",
   "capture_sha256": "3b2167c30f629eb9ecf1915d0c1f09f084875e8599fa5876d82453b2cdfeb02b",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3b2167c30f629eb9ecf1915d0c1f09f084875e8599fa5876d82453b2cdfeb02b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Municipalité (bureau municipal)",
    "allowed_conditions": "Campfires (≤1 m³) and outdoor fireplaces exempt from permit; other open fires allowed when SOPFEU danger is low, moderate, or high, no wind >20 km/h, no drought, and no active ban.",
    "fine_range": "Personne physique: 500$–1 000$ (première infraction), 1 500$–2 500$ (récidive); Personne morale: 1 000$–2 000$ (première infraction), 3 000$–5 000$ (récidive)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "art. 2.1: «doit au préalable obtenir un permis de feu en plein air»",
    "permit_issuer": "art. 4.1: «Le permis de brûlage peut être obtenu au bureau municipal»",
    "allowed_conditions": "art. 2.1, 5.1, 6.2",
    "fine_range": "art. 10.2 (tableau des amendes)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/amherst/open-burning/text-3b2167c30f62/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/amherst/open-burning/"
}