{
 "answer": "In the Town of Saugeen Shores, Ontario, business licences & permits rules are set by Business Licensing By-law 98-2004, verified 2026-10-23. A licence is required. Who must license: Temporary sales (hawkers/peddlers), entertainment events, refreshment vehicles, taxi/limousine, vehicle services (horse drawn vehicles). Renewal: Class 2/3 refreshment and horse drawn: one season, May 01 to October 31, no automatic renewal; taxi/limousine vehicles: annual per vehicle; annual renewal fee.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001737",
 "municipality": "Saugeen Shores",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.saugeenshores.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licensing By-law 98-2004",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/DocView.aspx?id=553763&repo=r-000189e9a5e0",
   "summary": "Licensing of temporary sales/door-to-door, refreshment vehicles, entertainment events (circus, place of amusement), taxis and limousines. Laserfiche viewer; text not downloaded. Permanent local businesses do not need a licence.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "document_number": "98-2004",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b531c9c3a0770fc561202d26f76386ea6c514112b63e4577f629847c0cbc8f3c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Temporary sales (hawkers/peddlers), entertainment events, refreshment vehicles, taxi/limousine, vehicle services (horse drawn vehicles).",
    "fee": "Circuses $175.00 per day; Menagerie $175.00 per day; Places of Amusement $175.00 per location; Transient Trader $175.00 per tocation; Hawker/Peddler $175.00 per event; Canteens $175.00 per canteen; Mobile BBQ’s $175.00 per unit; Chip Wagons $175.00 per unit; Hot Dog Carts $175.00 per unit; Ice Cream Trucks/Bikes $175.00 per unit; Taxi Owner $175.00 one time approval; Taxi Vehicle $25.00 annual per vehicle; Limousine Owner $175.00 one time approval; Limousine Vehicle $25.00 annual per vehicte; Horse Drawn Carriages $175.00 one time approval; Annual Renewal Fee $25.00 one time approval.",
    "renewal": "Class 2/3 refreshment and horse drawn: one season, May 01 to October 31, no automatic renewal; taxi/limousine vehicles: annual per vehicle; annual renewal fee."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2.3, s. 3.3(a), s. 4.2(a), s. 5.2(a), s. 6.2(a)",
    "who_must_license": "Preamble; s. 2.3; s. 3.3(a); s. 4.2(a); s. 5.2(a); s. 6.2(a)",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "renewal": "s. 3.5; s. 6.5; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/saugeen-shores/business-licensing/bylaw-98-2004/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licences (Saugeen Shores)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.saugeenshores.ca/town-hall/applications-licences-and-permits/business-licences/",
   "summary": "Licence classes, fees (e.g. $238.02 temporary sales/refreshment vehicle), insurance and application requirements.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "0605c3ff895a9f29243d73783307df853266892001bae0411dae141c50739500",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0605c3ff895a9f29243d73783307df853266892001bae0411dae141c50739500.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/saugeen-shores/business-licensing/business-licences/",
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  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Refreshment Vehicle Licenses on Municipal Property policy (2000)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2000-07-04",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/saugeenshores-016-ca/media/tbapky2c/refreshment-vehicles-licenses-on-municipal-property-police-204-2000.pdf",
   "summary": "Corporate policy (July 4, 2000) on annual refreshment vehicle licences on town-owned sites.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "e78e5f1a9fafe942a438153f8f5c8b7e821ee4deb60f1983ced283a12bf829d7",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e78e5f1a9fafe942a438153f8f5c8b7e821ee4deb60f1983ced283a12bf829d7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/saugeen-shores/business-licensing/refreshment-vehicle-licenses-on-municipal-property-policy/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/saugeen-shores/business-licensing/"
}