{
 "answer": "The Town of Chester, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Town of Chester Civil Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028500",
 "municipality": "Chester",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.chestervt.gov/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Chester Civil Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1996-07-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.chestervt.gov/uploads/5/0/4/4/50449173/burn-notice.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates burning and disposal of solid waste within the Town. Adopted July 17, 1996 (confirmed directly).",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/chester/open-burning/"
}