{
 "answer": "In the City of Fernie, British Columbia, short-term rentals rules are set by Consolidated Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 2028, verified 2026-10-18. A licence is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000037",
 "municipality": "Fernie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://fernie.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Consolidated Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 2028",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2006-03-13",
   "document_url": "https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/573",
   "summary": "Business licence bylaw with Short-Term Rental class (s.12, Schedule C): licence required, principal residence only, short-term = under 30 days, one licence per dwelling unit, tenants need owner consent. Consolidated to 2024-08-19; Aug 2025 fee amendment not included.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2028",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7296dd4116f90979edd45a330e622854b66550c713c7dcf672e8b121221f89cf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "owner_occupancy_required": true,
    "fee": "Short-Term Rental-Primary Residence (Annual Fee) $500; Short-Term Rental-Condo/Hotel-Full Ownership (Annual Fee) $700; Short-Term Rental-Each Quarter Share (Annual Fee) $175"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 12(1)",
    "owner_occupancy_required": "Schedule \"C\", s. 1",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fernie/short-term-rentals/regulations-2028/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Fernie Short-Term Rentals page",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.fernie.ca/EN/main/business/business-licences/short-term-rentals.html",
   "summary": "Explains STR licence process, eligible properties (primary residence; condo/hotel in certain zones) and refers to Bylaw 2028 s.12 and Schedule C.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "3c6c8fe4f8738863f3a39d47678d0cb0ce4e7a5e23ff3fec2778b4690c9e4934",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3c6c8fe4f8738863f3a39d47678d0cb0ce4e7a5e23ff3fec2778b4690c9e4934.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fernie/short-term-rentals/city-of-fernie-short-term-rentals-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fernie/short-term-rentals/"
}