{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000320",
 "municipality": "Lacombe",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.lacombe.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw 381",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-02-11",
   "document_url": "https://lacombe.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1697/Bylaw-381---Business-Licence-Bylaw",
   "summary": "Licenses and regulates all businesses operating in the City of Lacombe. Consolidated to November 10, 2025.",
   "capture_sha256": "6f20bcdd1be521cba38cdc32dc36450f683bf52831049ef587d3c8f41e36b9c6",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6f20bcdd1be521cba38cdc32dc36450f683bf52831049ef587d3c8f41e36b9c6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "All businesses in the City except City, Provincial/Federal Gov, Crown Corps, or statute-exempt businesses.",
    "fee": "Schedule A: Annual General $175; Commercial $150; Industrial $150; Home Occupation $150; Non-Resident $420; Multi-vendor Resident $100; Seasonal Resident $80; Seasonal Non-Resident $220; Temporary daily $20; Temporary Non-Resident daily $75; Amendment $20; Replacement $20; Appeal $50; Arrears 5% per month; New businesses July 1 to December 31 50% of annual fee",
    "renewal": "Annual, expires December 31; invoices issued January 1"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3(1)",
    "who_must_license": "s. 3(1), 3(4)",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\", s. 5(10)",
    "renewal": "s. 18(1), 10(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/lacombe/business-licensing/text-6f20bcdd1be5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/lacombe/business-licensing/"
}