{
 "answer": "In the Township of Lake of Bays, Ontario, business licences & permits rules are set by By-law 00-101 Licensing, Regulating and Governing Kennels (Lake of Bays) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. A licence is required. Fee: Annual licence fee in accordance with the Township Departmental User Fee By-law; covers all dogs owned/maintained by the kennel owner (no dog tag per dog). Who must license: Any person who owns or operates a kennel.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001591",
 "municipality": "Lake of Bays",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.lakeofbays.on.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 00-101 Licensing, Regulating and Governing Kennels (Lake of Bays)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/lakeofbays-004-ca/media/kspdavfo/by-law-2000-101-kennel-licensing.pdf",
   "summary": "Kennel licensing by-law under the Municipal Act: Council may license kennels in rural or commercial zones, subject to Building Code, zoning and other by-law compliance. Scanned PDF read by OCR.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "5f872d76a5bf8bc76c3fe21cc60ffafaaf2e44a8e7b88d01a687079cd4e752dd",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "00-101",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5f872d76a5bf8bc76c3fe21cc60ffafaaf2e44a8e7b88d01a687079cd4e752dd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Any person who owns or operates a kennel.",
    "fee": "Annual licence fee in accordance with the Township Departmental User Fee By-law; covers all dogs owned/maintained by the kennel owner (no dog tag per dog).",
    "renewal": "Annual; expires December 31 of each year; after initial licence, renewal application due before January 31 each year."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 6",
    "who_must_license": "s. 6",
    "fee": "s. 2(b)",
    "renewal": "s. 2(a); s. 2(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lake-of-bays/business-licensing/bylaw-00-101/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 99-60 Licensing, Regulating and Governing Trades, Callings, Businesses and Occupations (Lake of Bays)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/lakeofbays-004-ca/media/xmzljpwh/by-law-99-60-vendor-permits.pdf",
   "summary": "Township licensing by-law covering auctioneers, hawkers and peddlers, refreshment vehicles and transient traders (vendor permits); licences expire Dec 31. Passed 17 December (year not shown in extract).",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "9fea27ed66c7422e5033f1ceaa89c7327c57a0177c276f7ff7acc8f5718ef679",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "99-60",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9fea27ed66c7422e5033f1ceaa89c7327c57a0177c276f7ff7acc8f5718ef679.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Businesses listed in Schedule \"A\": Auctioneer, Refreshment Vehicle, Hawkers and Peddlers, Transient Traders.",
    "fee": "Annual fee: Auctioneer 25.00; Refreshment Vehicle 250.00; Hawkers and Peddlers 250.00; Transient Traders 500.00; Amended - Fees are reflected in current User Fee By-law",
    "renewal": "one year, expires in each year on the 31st day of December"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "renewal": "s. 14"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lake-of-bays/business-licensing/bylaw-99-60/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws and Penalties (Lake of Bays)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.lakeofbays.on.ca/municipal-services/by-laws-and-penalties/",
   "summary": "Township by-law index including vendor permit, kennel and special event items.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "ea7990709bb1ee849e7e2a6f242b4b64fc055932080eb1a920c909119862e01a",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ea7990709bb1ee849e7e2a6f242b4b64fc055932080eb1a920c909119862e01a.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lake-of-bays/noise/noise-control-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/lake-of-bays/business-licensing/"
}