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 "answer": "The City of Sarnia, Ontario has 5 adopted bylaws on file: Body-Rub Parlour By-Law No. 58 of 2017; Business Licencing By-Law No. 128 of 2017 (Consolidated, incl. amendment 28 of 2024); Sign By-Law No. 65 of 2014 (Consolidated, incl. amendment 95 of 2021); Sunday and Holiday Openings By-Law No. 24 of 1992 (Consolidated, incl. amendment 134 of 2008); Taxi By-Law No. 19 of 2018, verified 2026-08-23.",
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 "municipality": "Sarnia",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
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 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.sarnia.ca",
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   "title": "Body-Rub Parlour By-Law No. 58 of 2017",
   "category": "business_licensing",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://sarnia.civicweb.net/document/91593",
   "summary": "Requires licensing and regulation of body-rub parlours and persons engaged in providing body-rubs, under the Municipal Act's business licensing powers.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "adopted_date": "2017-04-10",
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   "title": "Business Licencing By-Law No. 128 of 2017 (Consolidated, incl. amendment 28 of 2024)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://sarnia.civicweb.net/document/183328",
   "summary": "Consolidated licensing regime covering business classes including eating establishments, food trucks, salespersons/peddlers, auctioneers, tattoo/piercing studios, pet shops, boarding houses, salvage yards, second-hand goods dealers and payday loan establishments, with fees in Schedules A/B.",
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  {
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   "title": "Sign By-Law No. 65 of 2014 (Consolidated, incl. amendment 95 of 2021)",
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   "document_type": "bylaw",
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   "document_url": "https://sarnia.civicweb.net/document/40815",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to erect or display any sign or advertising device in the City; prohibits signs that obstruct parking/loading areas or sightlines, or that are attached to unauthorized structures such as trees, fences or utility poles.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "adopted_date": "2014-06-30",
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  {
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   "title": "Sunday and Holiday Openings By-Law No. 24 of 1992 (Consolidated, incl. amendment 134 of 2008)",
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   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://sarnia.civicweb.net/document/65838",
   "summary": "Permits designated tourist-attraction retail businesses listed in Schedule A to open on Sundays and statutory holidays under the Retail Business Holidays Act, on tourism-dependence grounds.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "title": "Taxi By-Law No. 19 of 2018",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://sarnia.civicweb.net/document/40825",
   "summary": "Licenses and regulates taxicabs and other vehicles for hire operating in the City; licensing and regulatory administration is delegated to the Chief of Police / Sarnia Police Services Board.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/sarnia/business-licensing/"
}