{
 "answer": "The Town of Essex, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Essex Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 5.09 - Open Fires, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028524",
 "municipality": "Essex",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.essex.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Essex Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 5.09 - Open Fires",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1996-06-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.essexvt.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11014",
   "summary": "Requires a free burning permit from the police department for brush/grass/untreated wood open fires; prohibits burning of tires, solid waste, treated/painted lumber; campfires and grills exempt if no nuisance created.",
   "document_number": "5.09",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/essex/open-burning/"
}