{
 "answer": "In the Town of Amherst, Nova Scotia, traffic & streets rules are set by Street Encroachment By-Law D-21 (Respecting Encroachments Upon Public Streets), verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not less than $100 not exceeding $2,000. Street obstruction: No person shall construct or maintain any encroachment or use a street for construction or restoration without an encroachment license. Sidewalk or boulevard use: Telephone booths may be issued by Engineer if free flow of pedestrians is not impeded and no traffic hazard is created.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003122",
 "municipality": "Amherst",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.amherst.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Street Encroachment By-Law D-21 (Respecting Encroachments Upon Public Streets)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.amherst.ca/government/bylaws/51-d21-respecting-encroachments-upon-public-streets/file.html",
   "summary": "Requires a Town-issued Encroachment License for any structure or use occupying a street, sidewalk, boulevard or the airspace/subsurface beneath one. Unauthorized encroachments must be removed within 30 days; penalty $100-$2,000 for non-compliance. Signed-date field blank in the copy on file (year 2005 only).",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "9ef248e068d6cd1dd0361e35df9a718f743fd0c5526be3a73eb1ef70522f046f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "D-21",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9ef248e068d6cd1dd0361e35df9a718f743fd0c5526be3a73eb1ef70522f046f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall construct or maintain any encroachment or use a street for construction or restoration without an encroachment license.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Telephone booths may be issued by Engineer if free flow of pedestrians is not impeded and no traffic hazard is created.",
    "fine_range": "not less than $100 not exceeding $2,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "street_obstruction": "s. 3",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 4(2)(a)",
    "fine_range": "s. 8(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/amherst/traffic-streets/bylaw-d-21/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/amherst/traffic-streets/"
}