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 "answer": "In the Municipality of Bluewater, Ontario, fees & rates rules are set by By-Law 120-2025 Fees and Charges (2026 rates), verified 2026-10-23. Notable fees: dog licence $20 (first dog); marriage licence $125; building permit new dwelling $183 base + $1.83/sq ft; short-term rental licence $750. Effective date: January 2026.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001424",
 "municipality": "Bluewater",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.municipalityofbluewater.ca/",
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   "title": "By-Law 120-2025 Fees and Charges (2026 rates)",
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   "adopted_date": "2025-12-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.municipalityofbluewater.ca/media/xafhnjqt/20260603-cs-bl-2026-fees-and-charges-updates_aod.pdf",
   "summary": "Bluewater consolidated fees by-law with Schedules A-J (administration, landfill, recreation, animal control and STR licensing, planning, fire, cemeteries, building permits, public works); effective January 2026; repeals 119-2024.",
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   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Municipality of Bluewater fees for administration, waste management, recreation, animal control, planning, fire, cemeteries, building permits, and public works (Schedules A–J)",
    "notable_fees": "dog licence $20 (first dog); marriage licence $125; building permit new dwelling $183 base + $1.83/sq ft; short-term rental licence $750",
    "effective_date": "January 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "\"Schedule A - Administration ... Schedule J - Public Works\" (s. 1)",
    "notable_fees": "Schedule D (dog tag first dog $20.00; STR $750.00); Schedule A (marriage licence $125.00); Schedule I (new dwelling base $183.00, $1.83/sq ft)",
    "effective_date": "s. 11: \"This By-law shall come into full force and effect on January 2026.\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bluewater/fees/bylaw-120-2025/",
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   "title": "By-laws index",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.municipalityofbluewater.ca/municipal-office/by-laws/",
   "summary": "Bluewater by-law index linking the fees and charges by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-fees",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bluewater/noise/by-laws-index/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/bluewater/fees/"
}