{
 "answer": "The City of Welland, Ontario has 2 adopted bylaws on file: Business Licensing By-law No. 2011-173 (office consolidation Nov. 19, 2013); Sign By-law No. 2005-21 (office consolidation Feb. 20, 2018), verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001814",
 "municipality": "Welland",
 "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.city.welland.on.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licensing By-law No. 2011-173 (office consolidation Nov. 19, 2013)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.welland.ca/media/groorqlf/business-licence.pdf",
   "summary": "Licenses businesses operating in Welland, with schedules covering food premises/vehicles, hawkers/peddlers, outdoor entertainment, pawnbrokers, personal services, garages, donation bins and pet shops.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "68e60ac929181e87c8db2ce239f68c218a9b3980a6b27eedd3cfece5dbf7e3e2",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2011-12-06",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/68e60ac929181e87c8db2ce239f68c218a9b3980a6b27eedd3cfece5dbf7e3e2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/welland/business-licensing/text-68e60ac92918/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sign By-law No. 2005-21 (office consolidation Feb. 20, 2018)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.welland.ca/media/daspy1ls/sign.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates permits, size, placement and type of signs (business, portable, real estate, temporary) throughout the City.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "49452c8a08719c49b38c4ca618f888ca6ed2d35ec417a4223ef9d4e0dcd128c8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2005-02-15",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/49452c8a08719c49b38c4ca618f888ca6ed2d35ec417a4223ef9d4e0dcd128c8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/welland/business-licensing/text-49452c8a0871/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/welland/business-licensing/"
}