{
 "answer": "In the City of Rossland, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Fire Prevention and Burning Bylaw No. 2814, 2023, verified 2026-09-24. Fines: not less than $2000.00 (two-thousand dollars) nor more than $50,000.00 (fifty-thousand dollars). A permit is required. Permit issuer: Manager of Public Works or designate.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000120",
 "municipality": "Rossland",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "https://rossland.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Prevention and Burning Bylaw No. 2814, 2023",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-09-11",
   "document_url": "https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/46239",
   "summary": "Requires a Burn Permit for open burning (campfires and certain gas/propane cooking devices exempted); bans burning garbage, yard waste and prohibited materials at all times; permits suspended under BC Wildfire Service bans; owner liable for suppression costs.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "d569c0bf5e6142c0acaf9ecfa7f9544bdbc6ec6593852364d37e4b031e4344f3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2814",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d569c0bf5e6142c0acaf9ecfa7f9544bdbc6ec6593852364d37e4b031e4344f3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Manager of Public Works or designate",
    "allowed_conditions": "Venting Index greater than 55; no hazardous wind or weather; no prohibited materials, garbage, yard waste; permit required unless exception.",
    "fine_range": "not less than $2000.00 (two-thousand dollars) nor more than $50,000.00 (fifty-thousand dollars)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 3.4",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 3.1, 3.2, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/rossland/open-burning/bylaw-2814/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/rossland/open-burning/"
}