{
 "answer": "The Town of Westford, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance to Regulate Open Fires, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028706",
 "municipality": "Westford",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://westfordvt.us/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Ordinance to Regulate Open Fires",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1996-04-22",
   "document_url": "https://westfordvt.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Ordinance-to-Regulate-Open-Fires.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a written permit from the Town Forest Fire Warden for any open fire under 10 V.S.A. Ch. 83 §2641; Warden may prohibit fires near structures or in dense residential areas.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/westford/open-burning/"
}