{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario, business licences & permits rules are set by By-law 122/2007 - Refreshment Vehicle Licensing and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. A licence is required. Who must license: Persons owning, operating or maintaining a refreshment vehicle, or selling refreshments from one. Renewal: expires on the thirty-first day of December of the year of issuance.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001711",
 "municipality": "Port Hope",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.porthope.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 122/2007 - Refreshment Vehicle Licensing",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-12-04",
   "document_url": "https://www.porthope.ca/en/your-municipal-government/resources/By-Laws/By-Laws/By-law%20122%202007-%20Refreshment%20Vechile%20Licensing.pdf",
   "summary": "Licenses and regulates refreshment vehicles (chip trucks, coffee trucks, hot dog and ice cream carts); application, fees and location rules.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "053a923088db7bf1c9574f6475d558b0a0b33a840db655f7aadec3466074a349",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "122/2007",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/053a923088db7bf1c9574f6475d558b0a0b33a840db655f7aadec3466074a349.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Persons owning, operating or maintaining a refreshment vehicle, or selling refreshments from one.",
    "fee": "required fee prescribed in the Municipality's Fees and Charges By-law; no fee for premises primarily used for sale of refreshments; no fee for fixed/mobile barbeque on commercial property",
    "renewal": "expires on the thirty-first day of December of the year of issuance"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2; s. 3",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2; s. 3",
    "fee": "s. 4.1; s. 5; s. 5.1; s. 5.2",
    "renewal": "s. 12"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-hope/business-licensing/bylaw-122-2007/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 43/2008 - Hawkers and Peddlers Licence By-law",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-04-22",
   "document_url": "https://www.porthope.ca/en/your-municipal-government/resources/By-Laws/By-Laws/By-law%2043-2008%20Hawkers%20and%20Peddlers%20License%20By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Licenses, regulates and governs hawkers and peddlers in Port Hope; repeals earlier former-town and township by-laws; licence required before selling goods door to door or at temporary locations.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "b536e490e7f4d510c2406c2178e28451cce7c2bbdb45d8b9fff40af32348197b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "43/2008",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b536e490e7f4d510c2406c2178e28451cce7c2bbdb45d8b9fff40af32348197b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Every hawker and peddler operating within the Municipality of Port Hope before selling or offering goods, wares, or merchandise.",
    "fee": "amount as prescribed in the Municipality's Fees and Charges By-law",
    "renewal": "expires no later than the 31st day of December of the year of issuance"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2",
    "fee": "s. 3",
    "renewal": "s. 4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-hope/business-licensing/bylaw-43-2008/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Hawkers and Peddlers (Port Hope web page)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.porthope.ca/en/business-and-development/hawkers-and-peddlers.aspx",
   "summary": "Municipal page on hawker and peddler licence application process.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "28e4de0c558742a0d5d474bce6c294f2478ba9f0ac8d5f2b6fc07122266a1ac1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/28e4de0c558742a0d5d474bce6c294f2478ba9f0ac8d5f2b6fc07122266a1ac1.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-hope/business-licensing/hawkers-and-peddlers/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Taxi and Limousine Licences (Port Hope web page)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.porthope.ca/en/business-and-development/taxi-and-limousine-licences.aspx",
   "summary": "Says taxi and vehicle-for-hire licences no longer required: By-law 37-2024 (May 29, 2024) deregulated them for a two-year pilot.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "8576905608d75a1460e9fcbd0440eaeedda67b2859249b66615cedc1bda15f51",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8576905608d75a1460e9fcbd0440eaeedda67b2859249b66615cedc1bda15f51.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-hope/business-licensing/taxi-and-limousine-licences/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/port-hope/business-licensing/"
}