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 "answer": "In the Municipality of Highlands East, Ontario, business licences & permits rules are set by Business License By-law No. 2015-04, verified 2026-10-26. A licence is required. Fee: Eating Establishment license: $250.00; renewal: $250.00. Retail Establishment license: $250.00; renewal: $250.00. Who must license: Eating Establishments and Retail Establishments within the Municipality.",
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 "municipality": "Highlands East",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
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 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.highlandseast.ca/",
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   "title": "Business License By-law No. 2015-04",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://highlandseast.civicweb.net/document/418574",
   "summary": "General by-law licensing, regulating and governing businesses in the Municipality of Highlands East; rescinds By-law 2006-65. Application form online at forms.highlandseast.ca.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Eating Establishments and Retail Establishments within the Municipality.",
    "fee": "Eating Establishment license: $250.00; renewal: $250.00. Retail Establishment license: $250.00; renewal: $250.00.",
    "renewal": "Licenses valid up to December 31; renewals expire December 31; Eating renewal for a further one-year period."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2; s. 3",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2; s. 3",
    "fee": "s. 5(1), s. 5(2), s. 8(1), s. 8(2)",
    "renewal": "s. 5(1)-(2), s. 8(1)-(2)"
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Highlands East By-laws page",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.highlandseast.ca/en/municipal-services/by-laws.aspx",
   "summary": "Municipal by-law index linking the Business License By-law, application form and cemetery by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/highlands-east/business-licensing/highlands-east-by-laws-page/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/highlands-east/business-licensing/"
}