{
 "answer": "In the Town of Amherst, Nova Scotia, building permit rules are set by Building By-Law No. D-6 (Town of Amherst), verified 2026-10-18. Fees set in: Town of Amherst User Fee Policy, Policy 3470-03. Administered by: Building Official. Fines: not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003122",
 "municipality": "Amherst",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.amherst.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-Law No. D-6 (Town of Amherst)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-06-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.amherst.ca/government/bylaws/6330-d-06-building-bylaw/file.html",
   "summary": "Town building by-law under the NS Building Code Act: permit requirements, building official, inspections, permit fees per the Town User Fee Policy, and fines of $500 to $25,000.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "bf9378ad8696916fdde713353180c082fb378c47527a1d172c2d57621b389018",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "D-6",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bf9378ad8696916fdde713353180c082fb378c47527a1d172c2d57621b389018.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "design, construction, erection, placement and occupancy of new buildings, and the alteration, reconstruction, demolition, removal relocation, occupancy and change of occupancy classification of existing buildings",
    "fees_location": "Town of Amherst User Fee Policy, Policy 3470-03",
    "authority": "Building Official",
    "fine_range": "not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2.1(a)",
    "fees_location": "s. 3.1",
    "authority": "s. 2.2; s. 4.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 6.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/amherst/building-permits/bylaw-d-6/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/amherst/building-permits/"
}