{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003219",
 "municipality": "Summerside",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-03",
 "official_website": "https://summerside.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Open Fires Bylaw CS-35",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-06-21",
   "document_url": "https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_19514871/File/Emergency%20Services/Sumerside%20Fire%20Department/CS-35%20Open%20Fires%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "City of Summerside Open Fires Bylaw CS-35, effective 21 June 2021. Small backyard fires (max 2x2x2 ft, clean dry wood) allowed without permit; fires extinguished by 11 pm; burning prohibited at HIGH+ fire index; permit required for larger burns. Confirmed via extracted PDF text.",
   "capture_sha256": "981ffe83f615f32bc66083e90f3eaf038acae5558e02c80d50edc4acfa207ba3",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T21:53:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/981ffe83f615f32bc66083e90f3eaf038acae5558e02c80d50edc4acfa207ba3.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief (City of Summerside Fire Services)",
    "allowed_conditions": "Permits only Apr 1-Dec 1, not in residential areas, only for properties >1 hectare (2.47 acres); small recreational campfires per City guidelines permitted; prohibited if fire index High or winds >=20 kph"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 3.2, 2.1(e)",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 3.3-3.5, 4.1-4.3",
    "fine_range": null
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/summerside/open-burning/text-981ffe83f615/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/pe/summerside/open-burning/"
}