{
 "answer": "In the Town of Prescott, Ontario, business licences & permits rules are set by By-Law 02-1995 - Consolidated Licensing By-law for certain businesses and occupations and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. A licence is required. Renewal: annual; fees for the calendar year or the remaining part thereof.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001713",
 "municipality": "Prescott",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.prescott.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law 02-1995 - Consolidated Licensing By-law for certain businesses and occupations",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1995-04-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.prescott.ca/media/tuyogjpk/by-law-1995-0002_consolidated-licencing-for-various-businesses.pdf",
   "summary": "General licensing by-law covering transient traders, refreshment vehicles, hawkers and pedlars, second-hand goods and other trades, with licence fee schedule (1996 schedule).",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "0fabc7b528133803fd8fae9e818ce68e6d173b63830562fae7350e590d08a203",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "02-1995",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0fabc7b528133803fd8fae9e818ce68e6d173b63830562fae7350e590d08a203.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Transient traders, refreshment vehicles, salespersons/hawkers/pedlars, auctioneers, second-hand goods/pawnbrokers, taxis, cartage vehicles, amusement/billiard rooms, carnivals/circuses/midways, victualling houses, adult entertainment, boats for hire.",
    "fee": "Transfer: $20.00 if licence $25.00 or greater; $10.00 if less than $25.00. Transient traders: $5.00 annual for Ontario farmer selling own produce; $500.00 to operate business. Refreshment vehicles: motorized $500.00 per vehicle; motorized ancillary $500.00 per vehicle ($1.00 if business tax paid); non-motorized $200.00 per vehicle; non-motorized ancillary $100.00 per vehicle. Salesman/hawkers/pedlars: $600.00 annual; $400.00 after June 30 for remainder; specific location daily $300.00 (max four days); charitable $1.00. Auctioneers: $50.00 annual; $25.00 daily. Second hand goods: $25.00 annual. Garage/lawn/yard sales: no charge. Taxis: owner first vehicle $75.00, each additional $50.00; driver $30.00 annual. Cartage: first vehicle $60.00, each additional $40.00 annual. Places of amusement: $200.00 annual; billiard/pool room $200.00 annual; both $350.00 annual. Carnivals/circuses/midways: $35.00 per day or part day. Victualling houses: $20.00 annual. Adult entertainment: owner $300.00 annual; operator $300.00 annual; operator and owner same person $500.00 annual; performer $25.00 for one year from issuance. Boats for hire: $35.00 annual.",
    "renewal": "annual; fees for the calendar year or the remaining part thereof"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "without first having obtained from the Town a licence",
    "who_must_license": "without first having obtained from the Town a licence",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "renewal": "shall be for the calendar year or the remaining part thereof"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/prescott/business-licensing/bylaw-02-1995/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 04-2014 - Taxi By-law (vehicles for hire)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.prescott.ca/media/gpxpto1b/by-law-04-2014-taxi-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Licenses and regulates taxicabs, limousines and accessible taxicabs, owners and drivers; licences expire end of February.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "82132977599cde31836c6846e4d16bc482d3e1a31faab7a36c96804e5f1953b5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "04-2014",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/82132977599cde31836c6846e4d16bc482d3e1a31faab7a36c96804e5f1953b5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Owners and drivers of taxicabs, limousines and accessible taxicab service",
    "renewal": "expires on the 28th day of February next, after the date of issue"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Part IV, s. 2; Part VI, s. 5",
    "who_must_license": "owners and drivers of taxicabs, limousines and accessible taxicab service",
    "renewal": "Part III, s. 17"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/prescott/business-licensing/bylaw-04-2014/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 03-2019 - Amendment to Taxi By-law 04-2014",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.prescott.ca/media/rlecmbkg/by-law-03-2019_a-by-law-to-amend-by-law-no-04-2014-being-a-by-law-for-licensing-regulating-and.pdf",
   "summary": "Amends the taxi/vehicle-for-hire licensing by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "e4529d59b7832bf8bbf3d2a507a321634125c8eb3e296e6260ab42be5f2c19a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "03-2019",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e4529d59b7832bf8bbf3d2a507a321634125c8eb3e296e6260ab42be5f2c19a1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/prescott/business-licensing/bylaw-03-2019/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws and Policies (Prescott)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.prescott.ca/town-hall/by-laws-policies/",
   "summary": "Town by-law index listing Business Licensing By-law 02-1995 and taxi by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "462369db29443e7ee65d22bccb08718aedc28f291516d142c35c7598e705fad2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/462369db29443e7ee65d22bccb08718aedc28f291516d142c35c7598e705fad2.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/prescott/noise/prescott-by-laws-policies-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/prescott/business-licensing/"
}