{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003138",
 "municipality": "Digby",
 "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://www.digby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "A By-law Respecting Outdoor Fires No. 2018-04",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-11-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.digby.ca/436-a-by-law-respecting-outdoor-fires-2018-04/file.html",
   "summary": "Regulates all outdoor fires in the Town of Digby for fire safety and smoke-nuisance control. First reading 4 Sept 2018; second reading 5 Nov 2018.",
   "capture_sha256": "269051d537d1351369a72bd4b1e6601c7b30f9c07082a0cccef664b337b305ec",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/269051d537d1351369a72bd4b1e6601c7b30f9c07082a0cccef664b337b305ec.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": false,
    "allowed_conditions": "recreational cooking/wood fires in approved appliance/propane pit, located 15+ ft from buildings/property line, adult present, extinguisher available; no fire during NSDNR fire ban",
    "fine_range": "fine not exceeding $500.00; $250.00 payment in lieu of prosecution"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "Part 3",
    "allowed_conditions": "Part 3.3; Part 2.5",
    "fine_range": "Part 6.1-6.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/digby-town/open-burning/text-269051d537d1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/digby-town/open-burning/"
}