| permit required | True | s. 6(a) |
| permit issuer | Fire Chief | s. 6(a); s. 2(k) |
| allowed conditions | Fire permit required to light a fire outdoors except safe fire pits when no fire ban; only dry combustible material, no tires/waste oil; active burning 8:30 am-7:00 pm with winds under 10 km/hour; at least 100 feet from fuel/propane tanks | s. 6(a),(g),(h); s. 7(a)-(b) |
| fine range | Failure to obtain a fire permit $200.00; burning offences $100.00-$500.00; max $1,000.00 | Schedule "C"; s. 11(c) |
scout note
Fire prevention/suppression bylaw for the Town of Hay River with open-burning provisions: fire permit required for open-air burning (except safe fire pits), backyard fire-pit requirements, bans on domestic incinerators. OCR-confirmed Bylaw No. 2238/PS/24 (current version, formerly 2238/FC/17). URL corrected to the actual current PDF.