Open burning & fires — Hay River, Northwest Territories

Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?

Town of Hay River has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-04.

Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2238/PS/24 adopted bylaw
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)
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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.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: http://www.hayriver.com · Last verified 2026-06-04 · Open burning & fires across Canada