{
 "answer": "In the Township of Springwater, Ontario, business licences & permits rules are set by By-law 2008-118 Business Licensing By-law, verified 2026-10-26. A licence is required. Who must license: Businesses, trades or occupations set out in this by-law, including kennels, campgrounds, refreshment vehicles, and auctioneers. Renewal: Annual; new license each year; expires at 12:00 midnight on December 31 of the year issued.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001765",
 "municipality": "Springwater",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.springwater.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2008-118 Business Licensing By-law",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-12-01",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/springwater-ca/media/0mglkfg4/2008-118-business-licensing-by-law-update.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Springwater by-law under Municipal Act ss.150-165 licensing, regulating and governing trades, businesses and occupations; repeals 2001-005, 2001-025, 2005-072, 2006-002, 2006-031. Linked on by-laws page as Business License By-law (updated version).",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "b577fdac373310653ee8468e534fd5b70a5f564024d1f2d95ce0f77e826f194c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2008-118",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b577fdac373310653ee8468e534fd5b70a5f564024d1f2d95ce0f77e826f194c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Businesses, trades or occupations set out in this by-law, including kennels, campgrounds, refreshment vehicles, and auctioneers.",
    "fee": "Appendix \"B\": Hobby/Boarding Kennel $200.00; Commercial Breeding Kennel $300.00; Seasonal Recreational Campground $200.00; Seasonal Park Model Trailer Campground $200.00; Annual Refreshment Vehicle $300.00; Temporary Event Refreshment Vehicle $50.00; Auctioneer $100.00; Reinstatement Following Revocation $50.00; Replacement for Lost or Destroyed License $15.00; s.5.10(b) replacement fee $5.00.",
    "renewal": "Annual; new license each year; expires at 12:00 midnight on December 31 of the year issued."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 5.1",
    "who_must_license": "s. 5.1; Schedule \"1\"; Schedule \"2\"; Schedule \"3\"; Schedule \"4\"",
    "fee": "Appendix \"B\"; s. 5.10(b)",
    "renewal": "s. 5.6; s. 11.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/springwater/business-licensing/bylaw-2008-118/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/springwater/business-licensing/"
}