{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Hinchinbrooke, Quebec, permit required: True; permit issuer: la municipalité; allowed conditions: Year-round with valid permit, unless SOPFEU prohibits burning for a given period; fire must be ≥9 m from buildings/forest, ≤1.80 m high, ≤3 m diameter.; fines: Personne physique: 300 $–1 000 $ (première infraction), 600 $–2 000 $ (récidive); personne morale: 500 $–2 000 $ (première infraction), 1 000 $–4 000 $ (récidive). Source: Règlement no 456 relatif à la prévention des incendies, verified 2026-06-14.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002078",
 "municipality": "Hinchinbrooke",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-14",
 "official_website": "https://mrchsl.com/municipalite/hinchinbrooke",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement no 456 relatif à la prévention des incendies",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://hinchinbrooke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Reglement-456-Prevention-incendies.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted Municipalité de Hinchinbrooke fire-prevention règlement no 456 including provisions on open burning (période autorisée, permis de brûlage, prohibited combustibles). Avis de motion 2023-01-09; adopted 2023.",
   "capture_sha256": "b60c43528a8efb13519e016973a94ffa8f00e3513609219408e610c0bc624f99",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b60c43528a8efb13519e016973a94ffa8f00e3513609219408e610c0bc624f99.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "la municipalité",
    "allowed_conditions": "Year-round with valid permit, unless SOPFEU prohibits burning for a given period; fire must be ≥9 m from buildings/forest, ≤1.80 m high, ≤3 m diameter.",
    "fine_range": "Personne physique: 300 $–1 000 $ (première infraction), 600 $–2 000 $ (récidive); personne morale: 500 $–2 000 $ (première infraction), 1 000 $–4 000 $ (récidive)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.2 — \"interdit d'allumer … à moins d'être détenteur d'un permis de brûlage valide\"",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 4.2 — \"préalablement émis par la municipalité\"",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 4.3 — \"autorisés durant toute l'année suite à l'émission d'un permis\"; s. 4.5.2 c) d)",
    "fine_range": "s. 2.3 — \"amende ne doit pas être inférieure à trois cents dollars (300 $), ni excéder mille dollars (1 000 $)…\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/hinchinbrooke/open-burning/text-b60c43528a8e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/hinchinbrooke/open-burning/"
}