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 "answer": "The City of Melfort, Saskatchewan has 4 adopted bylaws on file: Licensing Bylaw Consolidation No. 2007-25 (incl. amendments to April 2017); Pawn Shop Bylaw No. 2005-02 (Pawn Brokers and Second-Hand Store Regulations); Taxicab Bylaw No. 2017-12; Trailer Licensing Bylaw No. 2008-16, verified 2026-08-23.",
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 "municipality": "Melfort",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.cityofmelfort.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
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   "title": "Licensing Bylaw Consolidation No. 2007-25 (incl. amendments to April 2017)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-11-19",
   "document_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191020214411id_/http://cityofmelfort.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=d24daad9-93c4-4d5f-9b0e-07e3263ca327",
   "summary": "General business-licensing bylaw: no person may carry on business in the city without a valid license (separate license per location); fees set out in a schedule.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "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": "Pawn Shop Bylaw No. 2005-02 (Pawn Brokers and Second-Hand Store Regulations)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191020213731id_/http://cityofmelfort.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=0b2e2e5c-6c50-4eec-9699-538ec0d03506",
   "summary": "Licenses and regulates second-hand stores, pawn shops, salvage and auction dealerships and junk shops operating within the city.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "670bc0056b25f8f8f26c61da1e121f4927ae194daf5644658ce13afc93702f8b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
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   "adopted_date": "2005-02-14",
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  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Taxicab Bylaw No. 2017-12",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191020213841id_/http://cityofmelfort.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=2113dce7-06fa-43ba-9fb8-ae73636b58f2",
   "summary": "Licenses and regulates taxi, limousine, shuttle and related for-hire transportation services; requires an annual per-vehicle license fee (non-profit ride-share exempted).",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "0c1f671bb20a2528a456894b303d2b8f2c24aef3fd0aa2981c86aaaec263edf9",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2017-06-12",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0c1f671bb20a2528a456894b303d2b8f2c24aef3fd0aa2981c86aaaec263edf9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/melfort/business-licensing/text-0c1f671bb20a/",
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  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Trailer Licensing Bylaw No. 2008-16",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-04-30",
   "document_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191020214006id_/http://cityofmelfort.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=c8d59c1a-c8d3-418d-a7d0-34ef91560d8c",
   "summary": "Requires operators of trailer parks/camps used for residential purposes to hold a city license and remit a monthly trailer fee based on unit floor area.",
   "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,
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/melfort/business-licensing/"
}