{
 "answer": "The Township of East Hawkesbury, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: By-law No. 2023-05 – Being a By-law to Licence Short-Term Rentals, verified 2026-09-21.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001497",
 "municipality": "East Hawkesbury",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "http://www.easthawkesbury.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 2023-05 – Being a By-law to Licence Short-Term Rentals",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.easthawkesbury.ca/media/y04j04sv/2023-05-str-licencing-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a licence ($1,000 per 3 years) to operate any short-term rental (stays of 30 consecutive days or less). Applicants must submit a Fire Safety Plan, proof of no outstanding work orders, and other documentation; no principal-residence restriction found in the enacted text. Fines $200-$500 per contravention, escalating.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
   "capture_sha256": "61b689712aadc5001dd4977abc82f9f4fe67ce5685e6558373aa141e829347ed",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2023-05",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/61b689712aadc5001dd4977abc82f9f4fe67ce5685e6558373aa141e829347ed.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/east-hawkesbury/short-term-rentals/bylaw-2023-05/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/east-hawkesbury/short-term-rentals/"
}