{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000450",
 "municipality": "Thorsby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.thorsby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business License Bylaw #2025-02",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://thorsbyab.web.catalisgov.ca/uploads/dm/100215/Business_License_Bylaw_202502.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires businesses operating within Thorsby to hold a valid business licence. Establishes licensing categories, fees, and requirements for commercial activity in the municipality.",
   "capture_sha256": "c53029a2338d6974c7f7a48352c40a2420354ef77239d1236c0e3c515ed1e22a",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c53029a2338d6974c7f7a48352c40a2420354ef77239d1236c0e3c515ed1e22a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Any person carrying on a business in the Town of Thorsby, unless exempted.",
    "fee": "applicable license fee for their category according to the Fees Bylaw",
    "renewal": "valid from January 1 of the given year, and shall expire at twelve o'clock midnight on December 31t"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1",
    "who_must_license": "s. 3.1; s. 6",
    "fee": "s. 5.1",
    "renewal": "s. 8.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/thorsby/business-licensing/text-c53029a2338d/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/thorsby/business-licensing/"
}