{
 "answer": "In the Village of Merrickville–Wolford, Ontario, business licences & permits rules are set by Chip Wagon and Mobile Canteen Licensing By-law 66-2024, verified 2026-10-19. A licence is required. Who must license: Operators of Mobile Canteens or Chip Wagons within the Village. Renewal: term from the first (1st) day of January to the thirty-first (31st) day of December in each year.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001634",
 "municipality": "Merrickville–Wolford",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://www.merrickville-wolford.ca/",
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   "title": "Chip Wagon and Mobile Canteen Licensing By-law 66-2024",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-01-27",
   "document_url": "https://www.merrickville-wolford.ca/component/edocman/chip-truck-by-law-26-07/viewdocument/674?Itemid=0",
   "summary": "Licenses, regulates and governs chip wagons and mobile canteens in the Village of Merrickville-Wolford; caps wagons at three per ward annually; application and temporary licence forms at the municipal office.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
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   "document_number": "66-2024",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Operators of Mobile Canteens or Chip Wagons within the Village.",
    "fee": "Annual: Chip Wagon $450.00; Mobile Canteen $450.00, or $45.00 if owner pays commercial tax for premises used in connection with operation; transfer $50.00; Temporary License $45.00; Itinerant Canteen approved under Section 10 $45.00.",
    "renewal": "term from the first (1st) day of January to the thirty-first (31st) day of December in each year"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2(a)",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2(a)",
    "fee": "s. 4(a), s. 4(b), s. 4(f), s. 4(g), s. 4(h)",
    "renewal": "s. 4(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/merrickvillewolford/business-licensing/bylaw-66-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Applications, Licences & Permits page (chip wagon licence)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.merrickville-wolford.ca/governance/applications-licences-permits",
   "summary": "Page describing chip wagon licence application under By-law 66-2024; no general business licensing by-law listed.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "c0e6cd4407af17edcfd4a54c47d68c7053bb5402cbdf3d21fd9daddb077ec791",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c0e6cd4407af17edcfd4a54c47d68c7053bb5402cbdf3d21fd9daddb077ec791.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/merrickvillewolford/business-licensing/applications-licences-permits-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/merrickvillewolford/business-licensing/"
}