Can I burn today in St. Marys?

General prohibition (Section 2.1)

No person shall set, maintain, or permit to be set or maintained, an Open Air Burning except as authorized under this By-law.

Outdoor Fire Container permit and hours (Section 3.1)

A person may conduct an Open Air Burning in an Outdoor Fire Container if the person has been issued a Permit... c) shall only conduct the Open Air Burning in an Outdoor Fire Container between 4:00pm and midnight; ... e) shall not have a fire larger than 46 centimetres wide by 46 centimetres long by 30 centimetres high in an Outdoor Fire Container; f) shall locate the Outdoor Fire Container at least 3 metres from any building, structure, property line, tree, hedge, fence, roadway, overhead wire or other combustible article;

Cooking Fires - no permit required (Section 3.2)

An Open Air Burning for the purpose of a Cooking Fire does not require a Permit... a) shall only conduct the Open Air Burning between 11:00am and 7:00pm; b) shall only burn combustible material consisting of clean, dry wood, charcoal or briquettes; c) shall locate the Cooking Fire at least 3 metres from any building, structure, property line, tree, hedge, fence, roadway, overhead wire or other combustible article;

Large Open Air Burning permit (Section 3.3)

A person may conduct an Open Air Burning if the person has been issued a Permit... c) shall only conduct the Open Air Burning between 8:00am and 8:00pm; ... e) shall not have a fire larger than 1 metre in length, by 1 metre in width, by 1 metre in height; f) shall locate the Open Air Burning at least 10 metres from any building, structure, property line, tree, hedge, fence, roadway, overhead wire or other combustible article; g) shall locate the Open Air Burning at least 5 metres from any combustible ground cover;

Conditions for all authorized burning (Section 3.4)

i) shall not set or maintain an Open Air Burning during strong wind; j) shall not burn if it is raining or foggy; k) shall not burn if an Air Quality Health Index High Risk has been issued; ... n) shall ensure that all dwelling units on the property have working smoke alarms;

Fire Ban (Section 4.1-4.2)

the Fire Chief may institute a Fire Ban at any time, as may be deemed necessary in the opinion of the Fire Chief and it is in the interests of public safety. No person, organization, partnership, company or group shall be entitled to a Permit during a Fire Ban... No person shall conduct or allow an Open Air Burning at any time during a Fire Ban.

Flying lanterns prohibited (Section 9.7)

No person shall ignite or use a Flying Lantern.

Penalty (Section 10.1)

upon a first conviction is subject to a maximum fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00); upon a subsequent conviction is subject to a maximum fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00);