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 "municipality_id": "gx-001653",
 "municipality": "New Tecumseth",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
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   "title": "Business Licensing and Regulation By-law - Amendment No. 7 (By-law 2021-046, Pet Stores)",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://newtecumseth.ca/en/town-hall/resources/Documents/2021-046---Business-Licensing-and-Regulation-By-law-Amendment-No.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted New Tecumseth By-law 2021-046 amending Business Licensing By-law 2008-119 to add licensing/regulation provisions for pet stores. Confirmed via OCR; passed '12th day' but month/year not legibly extracted.",
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   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Any person who owns or operates a Pet Store offering or keeping animals for retail sale, adoption, or rental",
    "fee": "$150.00",
    "renewal": "January 1 to December 31"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2.1 \"No person shall own or operate a Pet Store... without a Licence\"",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2.1 Licence Requirements for Pet Store Owners",
    "fee": "Schedule #1 \"Pet Stores $150.00\"",
    "renewal": "Schedule #2 \"Pet Store Licensing - January 1 to December 31\""
   },
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/new-tecumseth/business-licensing/"
}