Section 1 definition of "ventilation forecast" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
"ventilation forecast" means the afternoon ventilation index forecast issued by Environment Canada for a geographic area;
Section 13 (2) (h) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 49/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(h) no later than 24 hours in advance of starting the open burning, all reasonable efforts are made to give notification of the location of the open burning to the occupants of all residences, businesses, schools, hospitals and community care facilities within 500 m of the open burning, including by giving notification to the persons who manage the school, hospital or community care facility, as applicable;
Section 13 (2) (i) (i) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(A) a ventilation forecast for that area is obtained on the day, but before, the open burning starts, or
Section 19 (b) (i) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(A) a ventilation forecast for that area is obtained on the day, but before, the open burning starts, or
Section 20 (b) (i) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(A) a ventilation forecast for that area is obtained on the day, but before, the open burning starts, or
Section 21 (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 49/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
Open burning for more than one day in medium smoke sensitivity zone
21 A person may carry on open burning in a medium smoke sensitivity zone for a consecutive period that is less than 4 days if the person ensures that the following conditions are met with respect to the open burning:
Section 21 (f) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 49/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(f) the open burning ends by 4 p.m. on the fourth day of the open burning.
Section 21 (a) (i) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(A) a ventilation forecast for that area is obtained on the day, but before, the open burning starts, or
Section 21 (e) (i) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(i) a ventilation forecast or a custom ventilation forecast for that area is obtained, and
Section 22 (a) (ii) (B) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 49/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(B) "good" or "fair" for the second day of the open burning;
Section 22 (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 49/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(b) the open burning ends by 4 p.m. on the sixth day of the open burning.
Section 22 (a) (i) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(A) a ventilation forecast for that area is obtained on the day, but before, the open burning starts, or
Section 23 (2) (a) (ii) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(ii) a description of the location of the open burning is provided to a director;
Section 23 (2) (e) (i) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(A) a ventilation forecast for that area is obtained on the day, but before, the open burning starts, or
Section 24 (a) (i) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 11/2021, effective February 5, 2021.
(i) the vegetative debris is verified as being infested with a pathogen or insect listed in Schedule 1 by one of the following persons:
(A) a person registered as an agrologist under the Agrologists Act;
(B) a professional biologist as defined in the College of Applied Biology Act;
(C) a professional forester, or registered forest technologist, as defined in the Foresters Act, and
Section 25 (2) (f) (i) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(A) a ventilation forecast for that area is obtained on the day, but before, the open burning starts, or
Section 27 (h) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 49/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(h) the open burning ends by 4 p.m. on the fourth day of the open burning.
Section 27 (c) (i) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(A) a ventilation forecast for that area is obtained on the day, but before, the open burning starts, or
Section 27 (f) (i) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(i) a ventilation forecast or a custom ventilation forecast for the area of the open burning is obtained, and
Section 28 (5) (c) (i) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(A) the ventilation forecast for that area is obtained on the day, but before, the open burning is carried on, or
Section 29 (1) (part) and (4) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 76/2022, effective March 30, 2022.
(1) A director may, on his or her own initiative, substitute a different requirement for a requirement contained in this regulation if the director considers that, in the individual case,
(4) A director may, on his or her own initiative, cancel or amend a decision made under subsection (1) whenever, based on new information, the director considers that
Section 29 (3) (a) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 76/2022, effective March 30, 2022.
(a) serve a signed copy of his or her decision on the person to whom the substituted requirement applies by registered mail sent to the person's last known address, and