{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000458",
 "municipality": "Vegreville",
 "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.vegreville.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw No. 05-19",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://vegreville.com/business-licenses",
   "summary": "Requires all businesses operating within Vegreville to hold a valid business licence. Defines business broadly to include commercial, professional, trade, and non-profit activity.",
   "capture_sha256": "e19f50c66df0a62d87f38f6832d79b4db815faf041226aefce72acd05a7ec752",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e19f50c66df0a62d87f38f6832d79b4db815faf041226aefce72acd05a7ec752.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "All businesses conducting commercial, merchandising, industrial, professional, trade, or goods/services activities within Vegreville",
    "fee": "Business License Transfer: $28.75; Resident Commercial: $86.25 + $60 Fire Inspection; Home Occupation Minor: $172.50, Major: $230 (Fire Inspection included); Non-resident Commercial: $86.25/day, $172.50/week, $345/year; Non-Resident General Contractor: $1150; Resident Seasonal: $115; Non-resident Seasonal: $230; Trade Show: $115/event or $345/year; 15% penalty after Feb 28",
    "renewal": "Annual, valid from date of issue until December 31; must be renewed by February 28"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "\"requires businesses to hold a valid Business License when conducting business within the boundaries of the Town of Vegreville\"",
    "who_must_license": "\"A commercial, merchandising, marketing or industrial activity... A profession, trade, occupation, calling or employments... An activity providing goods or services\"",
    "fee": "\"License Fees\" table; \"After February 28 of each year, a 15% penalty will be added to the license fee\"",
    "renewal": "\"Business Licenses are valid from the date they are issued until December 31st of each year and must be renewed annually by February 28\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/vegreville/business-licensing/text-e19f50c66df0/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/vegreville/business-licensing/"
}