{
 "topic": "open-burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "question": "Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?",
 "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island",
 "country": "US",
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/ri/open-burning/",
 "municipalities": [
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026039",
   "name": "South Kingstown",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/ri/south-kingstown/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/south-kingstown/open-burning/",
   "json": "/us/ri/south-kingstown/open-burning.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "South Kingstown Burn Permit Ordinance",
   "document_number": null,
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/ri/south-kingstown/open-burning/south-kingstown-burn-permit-ordinance/",
   "answer": "In the Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, permit required: True; permit issuer: chief of the fire department or his authorized representative; allowed conditions: Only cut brush, untreated wood, leaves from permitted address; Term I Oct 1-Feb 28 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Term II Mar 1-Sep 30 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; bonfires >=50 ft from structures. Source: South Kingstown Burn Permit Ordinance, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026040",
   "name": "Tiverton",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/ri/tiverton/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/tiverton/open-burning/",
   "json": "/us/ri/tiverton/open-burning.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Tiverton Chapter 18 — Buildings and Building Regulations (Article VI: Outdoor Hydronic Heaters)",
   "document_number": "18",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/ri/tiverton/open-burning/chapter-18/",
   "answer": "The Town of Tiverton, Rhode Island has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Tiverton Chapter 18 — Buildings and Building Regulations (Article VI: Outdoor Hydronic Heaters), verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026042",
   "name": "Warwick",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/us/ri/warwick/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/warwick/open-burning/",
   "json": "/us/ri/warwick/open-burning.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Warwick Park Regulations — Section 58-3: Fires Restricted",
   "document_number": null,
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The City of Warwick, Rhode Island has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Warwick Park Regulations — Section 58-3: Fires Restricted, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026043",
   "name": "West Greenwich",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/ri/west-greenwich/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/west-greenwich/open-burning/",
   "json": "/us/ri/west-greenwich/open-burning.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "West Greenwich Chapter 154 — Burning, Open",
   "document_number": "154",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of West Greenwich, Rhode Island has 1 adopted ordinance on file: West Greenwich Chapter 154 — Burning, Open, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026045",
   "name": "Westerly",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/ri/westerly/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/westerly/open-burning/",
   "json": "/us/ri/westerly/open-burning.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Westerly Chapter 162 — Littering (Open Burning)",
   "document_number": "162",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Westerly, Rhode Island has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Westerly Chapter 162 — Littering (Open Burning), verified 2026-06-05."
  }
 ],
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026008",
   "name": "Barrington",
   "path": "/us/ri/barrington/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026009",
   "name": "Bristol",
   "path": "/us/ri/bristol/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026010",
   "name": "Burrillville",
   "path": "/us/ri/burrillville/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026011",
   "name": "Central Falls",
   "path": "/us/ri/central-falls/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026012",
   "name": "Charlestown",
   "path": "/us/ri/charlestown/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026013",
   "name": "Coventry",
   "path": "/us/ri/coventry/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026014",
   "name": "Cranston",
   "path": "/us/ri/cranston/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026015",
   "name": "Cumberland",
   "path": "/us/ri/cumberland/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026016",
   "name": "East Greenwich",
   "path": "/us/ri/east-greenwich/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026017",
   "name": "East Providence",
   "path": "/us/ri/east-providence/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026018",
   "name": "Exeter",
   "path": "/us/ri/exeter/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026019",
   "name": "Foster",
   "path": "/us/ri/foster/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026020",
   "name": "Glocester",
   "path": "/us/ri/glocester/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026021",
   "name": "Hopkinton",
   "path": "/us/ri/hopkinton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026022",
   "name": "Jamestown",
   "path": "/us/ri/jamestown/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026023",
   "name": "Johnston",
   "path": "/us/ri/johnston/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026024",
   "name": "Lincoln",
   "path": "/us/ri/lincoln/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026025",
   "name": "Little Compton",
   "path": "/us/ri/little-compton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026026",
   "name": "Middletown",
   "path": "/us/ri/middletown/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026027",
   "name": "Narragansett",
   "path": "/us/ri/narragansett/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026028",
   "name": "New Shoreham",
   "path": "/us/ri/new-shoreham/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026029",
   "name": "Newport",
   "path": "/us/ri/newport/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026030",
   "name": "North Kingstown",
   "path": "/us/ri/north-kingstown/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026031",
   "name": "North Providence",
   "path": "/us/ri/north-providence/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026032",
   "name": "North Smithfield",
   "path": "/us/ri/north-smithfield/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026033",
   "name": "Pawtucket",
   "path": "/us/ri/pawtucket/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026034",
   "name": "Portsmouth",
   "path": "/us/ri/portsmouth/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026035",
   "name": "Providence",
   "path": "/us/ri/providence/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026036",
   "name": "Richmond",
   "path": "/us/ri/richmond/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026037",
   "name": "Scituate",
   "path": "/us/ri/scituate/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026038",
   "name": "Smithfield",
   "path": "/us/ri/smithfield/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026041",
   "name": "Warren",
   "path": "/us/ri/warren/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026044",
   "name": "West Warwick",
   "path": "/us/ri/west-warwick/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026046",
   "name": "Woonsocket",
   "path": "/us/ri/woonsocket/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  }
 ]
}