{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001725",
 "municipality": "Regional Municipality of Niagara",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "http://www.niagararegion.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licensing By-law No. 2018-76",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.niagararegion.ca/government/bylaws/pdf/bylaw-2018-76-adult-entertainment.pdf",
   "summary": "Licenses, regulates, and inspects adult entertainment parlours, owners, operators, and entertainers in Niagara Region.",
   "capture_sha256": "ed5bb8727d975c86f094eeb04f036ff4b45927d7bc2ad3e84af77b09a3fb4bd8",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ed5bb8727d975c86f094eeb04f036ff4b45927d7bc2ad3e84af77b09a3fb4bd8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Owners, operators, and entertainers at adult entertainment parlours",
    "renewal": "Owner's licence expires December 31 of year of issuance; Operator's and Entertainer's licences expire one year from date of issue"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3(a)",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2",
    "renewal": "s. 57"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-niagara/business-licensing/text-ed5bb8727d97/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-niagara/business-licensing/"
}