{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Dutton/Dunwich, Ontario, fees & rates rules are set by User Fees By-law No. 2026-05, verified 2026-10-19. Effective date: 1st of January, 2026.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001491",
 "municipality": "Dutton/Dunwich",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.duttondunwich.on.ca/",
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   "title": "User Fees By-law No. 2026-05",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-02-11",
   "document_url": "https://www.duttondunwich.on.ca/public/download/files/274405",
   "summary": "Establishes various fees and tariffs for Municipality of Dutton Dunwich services (planning, water works rate, tile drainage loan); effective 2026-01-01; council may waive or reduce fees.",
   "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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   "document_number": "2026-05",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Various fees and tariffs for services provided by the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich, including protective, parks, cemetery, planning, public works, sewer, water, other, building.",
    "notable_fees": "Dog tag (up to 3 dogs) $40.00; building permit minimum $345.00; residential new 1st floor $0.90/sq.ft; water rate $2.99 per cubic meter; sewage rate $3.41 per cubic meter; marriage license $150.00.",
    "effective_date": "1st of January, 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "notable_fees": "Schedule \"A\" 1.a; Schedule \"A\" 6; Schedule \"A\" 8; Schedule \"A\" 9.b; Schedule \"A\" 10",
    "effective_date": "7."
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/dutton-dunwich/water-sewer/bylaw-2026-05/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws & Policies documents listing",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.duttondunwich.on.ca/municipal-services/files",
   "summary": "Document list carrying User Fees By-law 2026-05, Planning Fees 2026-2027 and a County of Elgin fees by-law (upper tier, not this municipality's).",
   "discovered_by": "on-fees",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "e6e1bfb0fa3b2b3daf45281871961df2dd753d0991963c42dd9f1ce2be55a34b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T15:18:04+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e6e1bfb0fa3b2b3daf45281871961df2dd753d0991963c42dd9f1ce2be55a34b.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/dutton-dunwich/fees/by-laws-policies-documents-listing/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/dutton-dunwich/fees/"
}