{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000381",
 "municipality": "Olds",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.olds.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw No. 2020-09",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.olds.ca/media/ndwnanhu/bylaw_2020-09_business_licence_bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires all persons conducting business in the Town of Olds to hold a business licence. Includes home occupations, mobile vendors, hawkers and peddlers.",
   "capture_sha256": "9bf1a77572050b69be82fbf16281ed4bbc95b127149b437a5960e4d1dc6ef135",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9bf1a77572050b69be82fbf16281ed4bbc95b127149b437a5960e4d1dc6ef135.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Any person operating a business within the Town, unless specifically exempted under this Bylaw or legislation.",
    "fee": "levied as per the Town of Olds 'Rates Bylaw'; 50% for licenses issued July 1-Dec 31",
    "renewal": "required for each subsequent calendar year (Jan 1 to Dec 31)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.1",
    "who_must_license": "s. 4.1",
    "fee": "s. 7.1, 7.2",
    "renewal": "s. 6.2, s. 2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/olds/business-licensing/text-9bf1a7757205/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/olds/business-licensing/"
}