{
 "answer": "In the Town of Smithers, British Columbia, fees & rates rules are set by Bylaw No. 2003 - Fees and Charges, verified 2026-09-24. Schedule scope: Fees and charges for services within the Town of Smithers, as set out in Schedules A through P and Schedule Q. Effective date: January 1, 2026.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000130",
 "municipality": "Smithers",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "https://www.smithers.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw No. 2003 - Fees and Charges",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-27",
   "document_url": "https://smithers.civicweb.net/document/278063",
   "summary": "Consolidated fees bylaw; Schedule E (Building Inspection Fees) sets building permit fees, valuation-based charges, and renewal-of-lapsed-permit fees referenced by the Building Bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "aedad5f5bf4e3682a9c5ed8378a94f0af3963041a69393d8785c863261eacab7",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2003",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/aedad5f5bf4e3682a9c5ed8378a94f0af3963041a69393d8785c863261eacab7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Fees and charges for services within the Town of Smithers, as set out in Schedules A through P and Schedule Q.",
    "notable_fees": "Dog licence: neutered male/female $15.00; male not neutered/female not spayed $50.00; dangerous dog $300.00. Building permit: $6.25 per $1,000 to $1,000,000; $5.50 per $1,000 over. Water annual residential $406.00; sewer $528; solid waste single family $184.",
    "effective_date": "January 1, 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "s. 3; Schedule Q",
    "notable_fees": "Schedule O; Schedule E; Schedule L; Schedule M; Schedule K",
    "effective_date": "Schedule K"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/smithers/fees/bylaw-2003/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/smithers/fees/"
}