{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001111",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488",
 "status_type": "Rural Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-13",
 "official_website": "https://www.rmtorchriver.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Burning Permit Bylaw No. 04-2018",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-07-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.rmtorchriver.ca/uploads/6/2/7/8/62788613/04-2018_burning_permit_bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted bylaw requiring permits for burning in the RM of Torch River No. 488; passed 16 July 2018.",
   "capture_sha256": "f829ceb5d5cc30591b2d238f3671d92384e2bf6dd9dd1f2c7a5ed89d2d39329c",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-13T16:33:18+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f829ceb5d5cc30591b2d238f3671d92384e2bf6dd9dd1f2c7a5ed89d2d39329c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Administrator of the Municipality",
    "allowed_conditions": "Fires <1m diameter, burning barrels, outdoor fireplace/camp fire/fire pit, smudge, and incinerators are exempt from permit requirement, subject to s. 3.2 containment conditions."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3 — \"without first obtaining a written burning permit as per attached schedule \\\"A\\\" from the Administrator\"",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 3 — \"from the Administrator of the Municipality\"",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 3.1 — exemptions 3.1.1–3.1.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-torch-river-no-488/open-burning/text-f829ceb5d5cc/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-torch-river-no-488/open-burning/"
}