{
 "answer": "In the Town of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, traffic & streets rules are set by Town of Shelburne Encroachment Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: minimum penalty of $100. Street obstruction: No person shall construct or maintain any encroachment or use a street for construction/restoration without an encroachment license.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003159",
 "municipality": "Shelburne",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://shelburnens.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Shelburne Encroachment Bylaw",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-01-20",
   "document_url": "https://shelburnens.ca/by-laws/869-encroachment-by-law/file.html",
   "summary": "Requires a licence for any structure (canopy, awning, sign, steps, utility infrastructure) encroaching onto a street, sidewalk or boulevard right-of-way; unlicensed encroachments must be removed within 30 days or a $100+/day penalty applies.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "4aca950fac0e8d550e7f824cfb1fab6fb068c3f2087239f7f9edcf79b208e83c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4aca950fac0e8d550e7f824cfb1fab6fb068c3f2087239f7f9edcf79b208e83c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall construct or maintain any encroachment or use a street for construction/restoration without an encroachment license.",
    "fine_range": "minimum penalty of $100"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "street_obstruction": "s. 4",
    "fine_range": "s. 13"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/shelburne-town/traffic-streets/town-of-shelburne-encroachment-bylaw/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/shelburne-town/traffic-streets/"
}