{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003167",
 "municipality": "Westville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://westville.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Vendors and Buskers By-Law",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-04-03",
   "document_url": "https://westville.ca/portals/101/bylawdocs/Vendors%20%20Buskers%20Bylaw%20V-%20FINAL2.1%20%20Oct%203%202022.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Westville bylaw regulating vendors and buskers on public and private property, requiring permits for temporary vending and busking activities within the town.",
   "capture_sha256": "ddf262c632d34f046cc187bd37dfb995b3ba734101e2afb24c8d5d0cc7b1326b",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T01:09:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ddf262c632d34f046cc187bd37dfb995b3ba734101e2afb24c8d5d0cc7b1326b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Any person engaged in Temporary Vending or Busking in the Town",
    "fee": "$50 per day; $250 for five or more days in one calendar year",
    "renewal": "expire on the 31st day of March next following the date of issuance"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 8",
    "who_must_license": "s. 8, s. 10",
    "fee": "s. 25",
    "renewal": "s. 34"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/westville/business-licensing/text-ddf262c632d3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/westville/business-licensing/"
}