{
 "answer": "In the Regional municipality of West Hants, Nova Scotia, fees & rates rules are set by Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 (West Hants Regional Municipality), verified 2026-10-25. Schedule scope: Fees for permits, licenses and services under by-laws, policies and resolutions authorized by Council. Notable fees: Dog registration $15.00 all dogs; new residential building permit $25.00 + $0.12 per square foot; special event application $100.00; driveway permit $75.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003166",
 "municipality": "West Hants",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.westhants.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 (West Hants Regional Municipality)",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "policy",
   "status": "unknown",
   "adopted_date": "2022-04-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.westhants.ca/government/by-laws-and-policies/council-policies/3865-fees-policy-rcofn-013-00/file",
   "summary": "West Hants Regional Municipality council Fees Policy (2022): building permit $25 + $0.12/sq ft new residential; dog registration $15, kennel $45; second false alarm $100; mobile canteen $25 per special event; cemetery lots, planning and subdivision fees.",
   "discovered_by": "fees-ca",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "7d6eba58e229fd7d13f2018b1ce90cf30ed2e1f4abdbcfb9d403c74b2a4e59fe",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T15:16:33+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "RCOFN-013.00",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7d6eba58e229fd7d13f2018b1ce90cf30ed2e1f4abdbcfb9d403c74b2a4e59fe.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Fees for permits, licenses and services under by-laws, policies and resolutions authorized by Council.",
    "notable_fees": "Dog registration $15.00 all dogs; new residential building permit $25.00 + $0.12 per square foot; special event application $100.00; driveway permit $75.00."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "2.0 SCOPE; 3.0 FEES",
    "notable_fees": "Dog By-Law RCOFN-013.00 Section 5.1; Building Code Act By-law 5.1; Special Events By-law - West Hants Section 5.1 (b) (iii); West Hants Street Improvement By-law Section 12 (2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/west-hants/fees/policy-rcofn-013-00/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "West Hants Fee Schedule page",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.westhants.ca/fee-schedule.html",
   "summary": "Municipal web page on the fee schedule (not parsed in detail).",
   "discovered_by": "fees-ca",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "88ded39c85e9b934117674163c05a12122f0e77d80fa8b9493baa397df7b1714",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T15:16:33+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/88ded39c85e9b934117674163c05a12122f0e77d80fa8b9493baa397df7b1714.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/west-hants/fees/west-hants-fee-schedule-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/west-hants/fees/"
}