Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?
In the City of Bathurst, New Brunswick, permit required: True; permit issuer: Bathurst Fire Department; allowed conditions: Outdoor fireplaces allowed without permit subject to regulations; open fires require valid permit or Fire Department authorization; category 1 provincial fire watch must permit fires.; fines: category E offence under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedures Act. Source: By-Law No. 2017-09 — By-Law Concerning Outside Fires in the City of Bathurst / Arrêté No 2017-09, verified 2026-06-07.
By-Law No. 2017-09 — By-Law Concerning Outside Fires in the City of Bathurst / Arrêté No 2017-09
adopted bylaw
permit required
True
s. 2(a): "no person shall start...a fire...outside unless a valid permit has been issued hereunder"
permit issuer
Bathurst Fire Department
s. 2(b): "must apply to the Bathurst Fire Department"
allowed conditions
Outdoor fireplaces allowed without permit subject to regulations; open fires require valid permit or Fire Department authorization; category 1 provincial fire watch must permit fires.
s. 1 (outdoor fireplaces allowed subject to regulations); s. 2(a); s. 3
fine range
category E offence under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedures Act
s. 5: "punishable as a category E offence under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedures Act"
scout note
Regulates outside/open fires within the City of Bathurst, including permits from the Bathurst Fire Service. Third reading and enactment October 16, 2017.
Burning Regulations and Permits — City of Bathurst Fire Department
City webpage summarizing By-Law 2017-09 outside-fire rules and the permit process.