{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001409",
 "municipality": "Athens",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
 "official_website": "http://www.athenstownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fees By-law 2021-06",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-06-07",
   "document_url": "https://athenstownship.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Fees-Bylaw-2021.pdf",
   "summary": "By-law to set certain fees pertaining to services and products provided by the Township. Passed June 7, 2021.",
   "capture_sha256": "15b983d711a77a38db213fdaa215cdaa518dc2dc4af976ae90e47b336f258e04",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/15b983d711a77a38db213fdaa215cdaa518dc2dc4af976ae90e47b336f258e04.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Fees pertaining to services and products provided by the Township: administrative, planning, transfer station, miscellaneous, business licence, and fire department fees.",
    "notable_fees": "Tax Certificates $25.00; Marriage License $75.00-$125.00; Garbage Bag Tags $2.00 each; building loads $45.00-$135.00; business licence $35.00-$500.00; open burning fine $500.00.",
    "effective_date": "July 1, 2021"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "\"SET CERTAIN FEES PERTAINING TO SERVICES AND\"; \"PRODUCTS PROVIDED BY THE TOWNSHIP\"",
    "notable_fees": "\"Tax Certificates\"; \"Garbage Bag Tags\"; \"Marriage License\"; \"unauthorized open burning\"; \"2.00 each\"",
    "effective_date": "\"This by-law shall come into force and effect July 1, 2021.\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/athens/fees/text-15b983d711a7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/athens/fees/"
}