{
 "answer": "The City of Vaughan, Ontario has 3 adopted bylaws on file: Business Licensing By-law 122-2022 (Consolidated); Sign By-law 140-2018 (Consolidated); Special Events By-law 045-2018 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001808",
 "municipality": "Vaughan",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.vaughan.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licensing By-law 122-2022 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.vaughan.ca/sites/default/files/2023-03/122-2022%20%28Consolidated%29.pdf",
   "summary": "Licenses and regulates numerous businesses/trades operating in Vaughan (eating establishments, peddlers, mobile vendors, etc.), covering application, renewal, endorsements, suspension/revocation and administrative penalties; repealed By-law 315-2005.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-24T01:06:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 403,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sign By-law 140-2018 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.vaughan.ca/sites/default/files/2024-02/140-2018%20%28Consolidated%29.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates size, location, type and permitting of permanent and temporary signs (business, real-estate, portable/A-frame signs, etc.) throughout the City of Vaughan.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-24T01:06:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 403,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Special Events By-law 045-2018 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.vaughan.ca/sites/default/files/2023-03/045-2018%20%28Consolidated%29.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires permits for special events/outdoor exhibitions held in Vaughan (festivals, markets, car rallies), setting application, safety and operating conditions; repealed the former Special Events and Outdoor Exhibition by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-24T01:06:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 403,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/vaughan/business-licensing/"
}