{
 "municipality_id": "gx-026045",
 "municipality": "Westerly",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Westerly Chapter 162 — Littering (Open Burning)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://ecode360.com/7754893",
   "summary": "Prohibits burning trash, lumber, leaves, straw or combustible material in streets, alleys or vacant lots within the compact part of town except by special permission of the Fire Chief. Fire Chief may issue general seasonal permits for leaf burning during daylight with adult attendance.",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T23:07:48+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 429,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/ri/westerly/open-burning/"
}