{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000079",
 "municipality": "Metchosin",
 "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.metchosin.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw, 2002",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://metchosin.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?Id=3132",
   "summary": "Establishes requirements for business licences in the District of Metchosin.",
   "capture_sha256": "675a0550d84ef5114d9d18af749c53455de82c2dc8f1d5a5e0eb6a208cc33044",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/675a0550d84ef5114d9d18af749c53455de82c2dc8f1d5a5e0eb6a208cc33044.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Every person who owns or operates any business within the District, except roadside stands, small day care, and LGA s.655 activities.",
    "fee": "Schedules \"A\" and \"B\"; Table 1: $35-$85; Table 2: $50-$100; Maximum Fee is $500; Late renewal $25.00",
    "renewal": "annual, commences each November 1st and expires each October 31st"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3(a)",
    "who_must_license": "s. 3(b), s. 20",
    "fee": "s. 5(a), Schedule \"B\", s. 16(c)",
    "renewal": "s. 12(a)(i), s. 12(a)(ii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/metchosin/business-licensing/text-675a0550d84e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/metchosin/business-licensing/"
}