{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000058",
 "municipality": "Kent",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.kentbc.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw No. 2939",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1994-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://www.kentbc.ca/en/business-and-development/business-licences-and-permits.aspx",
   "summary": "Requires all businesses operating in the District of Kent to hold a valid business licence; includes short-term rental operators.",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 404,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "link_dead": true
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/kent/business-licensing/"
}