{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003124",
 "municipality": "Annapolis Royal",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://annapolisroyal.com/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Outdoor Fire By-law 2023",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://annapolisroyal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Outdoor-Fire-by-law-2023-signed.pdf",
   "summary": "Outdoor Fire By-law 2023 of the Town of Annapolis Royal; requires permits and regulates outdoor fires. PDF opened (scanned); effective upon publication, no specific date stated.",
   "capture_sha256": "94bcd37e29f8122c1d507dbfa790c7fda2101eda4a8bef7ca93dbec624d1519b",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/94bcd37e29f8122c1d507dbfa790c7fda2101eda4a8bef7ca93dbec624d1519b.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": false,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief (only for training fires)",
    "allowed_conditions": "Clean dry wood in acceptable fire pit/fireplace, >25 ft from buildings, spark arrestor, adult present, extinguisher nearby; barbecues and propane fire pits permitted"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4 Outdoor Fires Permitted",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 5 Other Permitted Circumstances",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 4(b)",
    "fine_range": "s. 6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/annapolis-royal/open-burning/text-94bcd37e29f8/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/annapolis-royal/open-burning/"
}