{
 "answer": "In the Township of North Kawartha, Ontario, business licences & permits rules are set by By-law 2019-048 to Regulate and License Exhibitions Held for Hire or Gain, verified 2026-10-19. A licence is required. Fee: Special Events up to 300: $100.00; Major Event 300 or more: $500.00; paid at application; refund/waiver for charitable/not-for-profit. Who must license: Any person holding or permitting a Special Event within the Township, unless exempt.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001669",
 "municipality": "North Kawartha",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://www.northkawartha.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2019-048 to Regulate and License Exhibitions Held for Hire or Gain",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-05-07",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/northkawartha-006-ca/media/xosgt1wl/by-law_2019-0048-to-regulate-and-license-exhibitions-held-for-hire-or-gain-within-the-township-of-no_redacted.pdf",
   "summary": "Licenses and regulates exhibitions, concerts, festivals and other public amusements held for hire or gain in North Kawartha under Municipal Act ss.150-151. Scanned PDF (OCR page 1 confirmed).",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "c07902d0480096148b526e2f84bf0ec3e4a4bccce5333050bbe9bb0f0d2b2fd2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2019-048",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c07902d0480096148b526e2f84bf0ec3e4a4bccce5333050bbe9bb0f0d2b2fd2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Any person holding or permitting a Special Event within the Township, unless exempt.",
    "fee": "Special Events up to 300: $100.00; Major Event 300 or more: $500.00; paid at application; refund/waiver for charitable/not-for-profit."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1",
    "who_must_license": "s. 3.1",
    "fee": "Schedule \"B\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-kawartha/business-licensing/bylaw-2019-048/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Lottery Licensing",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.northkawartha.ca/your-local-government/administration/lottery-licensing/",
   "summary": "Township lottery licensing page (link only, not opened).",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "4a539412a35657af922923e1a1548a1b2464d1d4c99f7d0824dadf8e1ffadd49",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4a539412a35657af922923e1a1548a1b2464d1d4c99f7d0824dadf8e1ffadd49.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-kawartha/business-licensing/lottery-licensing/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/north-kawartha/business-licensing/"
}