{
 "answer": "The City of Burlington, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Code of Ordinances Chapter 13 - Fire Protection and Prevention, Section 13-3 (Fires Prohibited); Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 - Solid Waste, Section 14-7 (Open Fires and Incinerators), verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028489",
 "municipality": "Burlington",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Code of Ordinances Chapter 13 - Fire Protection and Prevention, Section 13-3 (Fires Prohibited)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.codepublishing.com/VT/Burlington/html/Burlington13/Burlington1301.html#13-3",
   "summary": "Requires a written permit from the fire chief/deputy/fire warden before building any outside fire, open or in an incinerator/fireplace/receptacle, anywhere in the city; text confirmed directly.",
   "document_number": "13",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 - Solid Waste, Section 14-7 (Open Fires and Incinerators)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.codepublishing.com/VT/Burlington/html/Burlington14/Burlington14.html",
   "summary": "Solid Waste chapter separately addresses open fires and incinerators as a waste-disposal method, alongside the Fire Protection chapter's general burn-permit requirement.",
   "document_number": "14",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/burlington/open-burning/"
}