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 "answer": "The City of Williams Lake, British Columbia has 3 adopted bylaws on file: Business License Bylaw No. 2365, 2022; Second Hand Stores Bylaw No. 934, 1984; Sign Bylaw No. 2360, 2022, verified 2026-08-23.",
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 "municipality": "Williams Lake",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://williamslake.ca/",
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   "title": "Business License Bylaw No. 2365, 2022",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://williamslake.civicweb.net/document/143470",
   "summary": "Requires a City business licence to operate any business, trade, or profession within Williams Lake; sets category-specific licence fees (retail, services, sidewalk vendors) and grounds for licence refusal/revocation.",
   "adopted_date": "2022-06-21",
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   "title": "Second Hand Stores Bylaw No. 934, 1984",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://williamslake.civicweb.net/document/63810",
   "summary": "Requires dealers in second-hand goods (pawnbrokers, second-hand stores) to hold a licence and keep records of goods bought/sold available for police inspection.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
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   "adopted_date": "1984-04-17",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sign Bylaw No. 2360, 2022",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://williamslake.civicweb.net/document/46663",
   "summary": "Requires a sign permit before erecting, altering, or installing most signs within the City; sets permit application, fee, and issuance requirements plus design/placement standards.",
   "adopted_date": "2022-06-21",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/williams-lake/business-licensing/"
}