{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000089",
 "municipality": "North Cowichan",
 "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.northcowichan.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2024-08/Business%20Licence%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires businesses operating within North Cowichan to hold a valid municipal business licence.",
   "capture_sha256": "e485bf1773cbbff919b02001ad70381d9e23cc2d342232ed38d23baa642e7132",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e485bf1773cbbff919b02001ad70381d9e23cc2d342232ed38d23baa642e7132.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Any person carrying on a business in North Cowichan, including from more than one place; mobile food service requires separate licence per vehicle",
    "fee": "As prescribed in the Fees Bylaw (amount not stated in this bylaw); late renewal fee applies after February 28",
    "renewal": "Annual, expires December 31 of licence year; renewal application before expiry; late fee if renewed after February 28"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2(1)",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2(1); s. 7.2(1)",
    "fee": "s. 4(1)(b); s. 4(3)(b)",
    "renewal": "s. 10(b); s. 4(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/north-cowichan/business-licensing/text-e485bf1773cb/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/north-cowichan/business-licensing/"
}