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 "answer": "In the Town of Ladysmith, British Columbia, short-term rentals rules are set by Short-Term Rental Bylaw, 2024, No. 2188, verified 2026-10-18. A licence is required.",
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 "municipality": "Ladysmith",
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 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
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 "official_website": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/",
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   "adopted_date": "2024-09-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/2188_str_bus_license.pdf?sfvrsn=205af1db_2",
   "summary": "No marketing or operating an STR without a valid business licence; licence number must appear in ads; application needs title search and owner consent; fines up to $5,000. Scanned PDF read by OCR.",
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   "facts": {
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    "licence_required": "s. 2"
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licences (Town of Ladysmith web page)",
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   "status": "n/a",
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   "document_url": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/business-development/business-resources/business-licences",
   "summary": "Links Business Licence Bylaw 1513, Zoning Amendment 2187 and Marketing of Short Term Rental Business Licence 2188.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/887ef77bb1770201c15d35af02fdd7311b8c4001914c18067a490a8fdef2c120.html",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/ladysmith/short-term-rentals/"
}