{
 "answer": "The City of Waterloo, Ontario has 2 adopted bylaws on file: Business Licensing Bylaw No. 2023-105; Sign Bylaw No. 2016-050, verified 2026-08-23.",
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 "municipality": "Waterloo",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.waterloo.ca",
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   "title": "Business Licensing Bylaw No. 2023-105",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.waterloo.ca/bylaws-and-enforcement/bylaw-directory/business-licensing-bylaw/",
   "summary": "Licensing system (application/renewal/suspension/revocation) for 30+ business types: food shops/food trucks/mobile vendors, B&Bs and short-term rental platforms, salons, contractors, nightclubs, flyer/donation-box operators, etc.; taxis and second-hand shops explicitly excluded.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sign Bylaw No. 2016-050",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.waterloo.ca/bylaws-and-enforcement/bylaw-directory/sign-bylaw/",
   "summary": "Requires permits for most signs across 10 sign zones; temporary signs up to 3 months (new-business signs 30 days), portable signs capped at 180 cumulative days/year, election signs capped at 1.5sqm/face, non-illuminated, removed within 72hrs of the election.",
   "adopted_date": "2016-09-26",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3473846901cbf41e172cf47dfa96c4fec7158b8179ca2ba0c26d1c2ef5558e09.html",
   "link_dead": false,
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/waterloo/business-licensing/"
}