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CITY OF YORKTON
BYLAW NO. 8/2006
A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF YORKTON IN THE
PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN TO CLASSIFY,
LICENSE, CONTROL, AND REGULATE
BUSINESS ACTIVITY WITHIN THE CITY OF
YORKTON
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Business License Bylaw 8/2006
CITY OF YORKTON
SASKATCHEWAN
BYLAW 8/2006
A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF YORKTON IN THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN TO
CLASSIFY, LICENSE, CONTROL, AND REGULATE BUSINESS ACTIVITY WITHIN THE
CITY OF YORKTON
CONSOLIDATED COPY
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Bylaw No. 16/2021, No.
15/2022, No. 18/2025
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Business License Bylaw 8/2006
CITY OF YORKTON
SASKATCHEWAN
BYLAW 8/2006
BEING A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF YORKTON IN THE PROVINCE OF
SASKATCHEWAN TO CLASSIFY, LICENSE, CONTROL AND REGULATE BUSINESS
ACTIVITY WITHIN THE CITY OF YORKTON
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Short Title ................................................................................................................................ 1
2.
Basis for Licensing .................................................................................................................. 1
3.
Definitions ............................................................................................................................... 1
4.
Appointment, Powers and Duties of the Business License Inspector ..................................... 5
5.
Discrepancies ........................................................................................................................... 6
6.
Term and Renewal ................................................................................................................... 6
7.
Transfer of Business License .................................................................................................. 6
8.
Premises Licensed Separately ................................................................................................. 6
9.
Discontinuance or Change ....................................................................................................... 7
10. License to be Displayed .......................................................................................................... 7
11. License Required ..................................................................................................................... 7
12. Business Prohibited by Location ............................................................................................. 7
13. License Not Required .............................................................................................................. 8
14. Application .............................................................................................................................. 8
15. Inspection and Enforcement .................................................................................................... 9
16. Fees ........................................................................................................................................ 10
17. Classification ......................................................................................................................... 10
18. Provisions Concerning Mobile Vendors .............................................................................. 10
19. Provisions Concerning Pawnbrokers..................................................................................... 12
20. Provisions Concerning Second Hand Dealers & Antique Dealers ........................................ 14
21. Severability ............................................................................................................................ 16
22. Repealing Bylaw ................................................................................................................... 16
23. Effective Date of Bylaw ........................................................................................................ 16
Schedule A .................................................................................................................................... 17
Schedule B .................................................................................................................................... 19
Schedule C .................................................................................................................................... 19
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CITY OF YORKTON
SASKATCHEWAN
BYLAW 8/2006
BEING A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF YORKTON IN THE PROVINCE OF
SASKATCHEWAN TO CLASSIFY, LICENSE, CONTROL AND REGULATE BUSINESS
ACTIVITY WITHIN THE CITY OF YORKTON
WHEREAS, Section 8 of The Cities Act empowers cities to enact bylaws;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Yorkton in the Province of Saskatchewan in
Council assembled hereby enacts as follows:
1.
SHORT TITLE
1.1. This bylaw may be cited as the "Business License Bylaw".
2.
BASIS FOR LICENSING
2.1. The basis for municipal licensing:
a.
is to ensure that every business or person conducting business activity in the City:
b. provide all necessary information and third party approvals; and
c.
obtain all necessary information and approvals from the City relative to the operation
of their business activity prior to commencement of that activity;
2.2. to ensure compliance with:
a.
zoning regulations;
b. building regulations; and
c.
to facilitate planning decisions.
3.
DEFINITIONS
3.1. Wherever the singular, plural, masculine, feminine or neuter is used throughout this Bylaw
the same shall be construed as meaning the singular, plural, masculine, feminine, neuter,
body politic or body corporate where the fact or context so requires the provision hereof.
3.2. For the purpose of this Bylaw, unless a contrary intention appears, certain terms or words
shown in italicized print shall be interpreted as follows:
a.
activity means a business, occupation, amusement, entertainment, trade, employment,
profession or calling and includes those particular businesses defined in this bylaw,
whether or not for profit an however organized or formed;
b. autobody repair and paint shops means a development for the repairing and painting
of automobiles;
c.
automotive maintenance means a development used for the servicing and mechanical
repair of automobiles, motorcycles, snowmobiles and similar vehicles or the sale,
installation or servicing of related accessories and parts. This use class includes
transmission shops, detail shops, muffler shops, tire shops, automotive glass shops,
and automotive upholstery shops. This use class does not include autobody repair and
paint shops;
d. auto wrecking / junk yards means a development in which vehicles or materials are
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stored, parted out, crushed, compacted, or where parts from vehicles or materials are
resold;
e.
bed and breakfast means a dwelling that is the proprietor's principal place of residence
and in which the proprietor supplies room and a breakfast meal for compensation to
one or more persons, as distinct from a hotel, motel or apartment building;
f.
boarding, lodging or rooming house means a dwelling that is the proprietor's principal
place of residence and in which the proprietor supplies either room, or room and
board, for compensation and which is not open to the general public, as distinct from a
hotel, motel or apartment building;
g. building material products means goods designed, manufactured, harvested and
generally used in the construction of buildings, whether new or used;
h. business means any of the following activities, whether or not for profit and however
organized or formed;
i
a commercial, merchandizing or industrial activity or undertaking;
ii
the carrying on of a profession, trade, occupation, calling or employment;
iii an activity providing goods or services;
i.
business activity where used in this bylaw has the same meaning as business or activity
and all terms may be interchanged for one another;
j.
business license means permission where and when granted to conduct business in the
City;
k. business license inspector means the individual, or his designate who is employed by
the City and to which this responsibility is assigned;
l.
charity means an organization that is:
i
incorporated as a non profit corporation in the Province of Saskatchewan;
ii
a registered charity authorized to issue tax receipts for donation pursuant to The
Income Tax Act; or
iii an organization that can demonstrate that it is formed for social, educational,
religious or philanthropic purposes from which the members do not receive any
direct economic gain;
m. City means the City of Yorkton;
n. contractor means a person who contracts, sub-contracts, constructs, alters, maintains,
repairs or removes buildings or structures, installs heating plants, plumbing or other
fixtures painting and/or allied trades including journeyman or jobber and shall include
those businesses or persons engaged, under contract, in any municipal works;
o. Council means the Council of the City of Yorkton;
p. day care centre means a provincially licensed establishment providing for the care,
supervision, protection and or education of children, but does not include the provision
of overnight supervision. Uses typically include daycare centres, day nurseries,
kindergartens, nursery schools and play schools;
q. direct sales contractor means a vendor who sells, offers for sale or solicits orders for:
r.
constructing, altering, renovating, maintaining, repairing, adding to or improving a
building that is used or is to be used as a house by the owner, occupier or person in
control of it; or
s.
altering, maintaining or improving real property to be used in connection with a house;
t.
direct seller means a person who:
i
goes from house to house selling or offering for sale, or soliciting orders for the
future delivery of, goods or services;'
ii
by telephone offers for sale or solicits for the future delivery of goods or services;
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or
iii does both of the things mentioned in subclauses (i) and (ii)
u. family child care home means the principal place of residence of a family child care
provider and shall further mean a provincially licensed place where the care and
supervision of not less than three and not more than twelve children (including the
children of the caretaker) who do not reside on the premises, is provided for less than
24 hours per day by a person or persons other than a parent or parents of said children,
for compensation;
v. farmers' market means a group of persons operating collectively which sells products
that they bake, make or grow;
w. fish peddler means a person who markets fish by direct sale or transient trade but does
not include a commercial fisherman, fish processor, or commercial acquaculturist;
x. group care facility means a facility for the temporary detention or open custody of
persons pursuant to the provisions of The Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) or The
Summary Convictions Procedures Act (Saskatchewan) or a community training
residences as defined in The Corrections Act (Saskatchewan);
y. group care home means the principal place of residence of a care provider, whose
home is used for the temporary detention or open custody of persons pursuant to the
provisions of The Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) or The Summary Convictions
Procedures Act (Saskatchewan) or a community training residences as defined in The
Corrections Act (Saskatchewan);
z.
hazardous substance or dangerous goods means any product, substance or organism
which, because of its quantity, concentration, or its physical, chemical or infectious
characteristics, either individually or in combination with other substances is an
existing or potential threat to the physical environment, to human health or to other
living organisms, including;
i
explosives
ii
gases (either compressed, deeply refrigerated, liquefied, or dissolved under
pressure);
iii flammable and combustible liquids;
iv flammable solids (including substances liable to spontaneous combustion and
substances, which on contact with water, emit flammable gases);
v
oxidizing substances and organic peroxides;
vi poisonous and infectious substances;
vii radioactive material;
viii corrosives; or
ix other miscellaneous substances of similar nature
aa. home based business means any occupation, trade, profession or craft conducted for
gain from a dwelling unit, which use is incidental and secondary to the residential use
of the dwelling and does not change the character thereof;
bb. home occupation means any occupation, trade, profession or craft conducted for gain
in a dwelling unit by the resident or residents of the premises, which use is clearly
incidental and secondary to the residential use of the dwelling and does not change the
character thereof;
bb.1 mobile vendor means a business or person that provides goods and/or services from a
vehicle or trailer that is not permanently affixed to the site of sale and can be readily
transported to and from that site;
cc. not classified means a business or person that is not otherwise classified, listed or
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defined by this bylaw;
dd. non-resident means a business or person not located and operated from leased or
owned property within the City;
ee. office of convenience means a place in a residential premises, where non-retail
administrative business affairs are conducted for a business which operates outside the
City;
ff. pawn broker means a person who loans money on the security of personal property
pledged in his keeping;
gg. personal care home means an establishment conforming to The Personal Care Home
Act;
hh. personal service establishments means a development used for the provision of
personal services to an individual, which are related to the care and appearance of the
body, or the cleaning and repair of personal effects. This use class includes
barbershops, hairdressers, beauty salons, tanning salons, tailors, dressmakers, shoe
repair shops, minor appliance repair shops and dry cleaning establishments and
laundromats;
ii. person means an individual or corporate body and includes a partnership, a group of
persons acting in concert or in association unless the context explicitly or by necessary
implication otherwise requires;
jj. provincial license means written authorization, given by an agency or authority of the
Province, to conduct business in the Province of Saskatchewan, in a particular field of
service;
kk. public eating establishment means a building, structure or enclosure or part of a
building, structure or enclosure, including a mobile or portable structure, in which
food or drink is:
i
prepared or kept for the purpose of:
ii
serving or selling it to the public for immediate consumption there or elsewhere; or
iii delivering it to a person who intends to serve or sell it to the public for immediate
consumption; or
iv served or sold to the public for immediate consumption there or elsewhere;
v
but does not include any prescribed establishment;
ll. resident means a business or person located and operated from leased or owned
property within the City and in the case of a home based business or home occupation
is the principal residence of the owner of the business or person;
mm.
residential care facility means a licensed or approved care facility governed by
provincial regulations that provides, in a residential setting, 24 hour care of persons in
need of personal services, supervision or assistance essential for sustaining the
activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual;
nn. residential care home means a licensed or approved care home governed by
provincial regulations which is the primary place of residence of the care provider, that
provides, in a residential setting, 24 hour care of persons in need of personal services,
supervision or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the
protection of the individual;
oo. residential premises means a place of residential occupancy constructed in a zone
designated as residential in accordance with City zoning regulations;
pp. second hand dealer means a person who solicits or accepts, for resale, personal
property from individuals;
qq. third party document means written authorization, given by an agency listed in Section
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9 of this bylaw, who has special knowledge or authority in the delivery of the business
activity for which a business license application is made
rr. trade show means a place where the public is invited and where goods or merchandise
are offered for sale by retail or auction on a short-term basis and may include hobby
shows, home improvement shows, sportsman shows, flea market and craft shows;
ss. transient trader means a person carrying on business in a city who:
i
offers goods or merchandise for sale by retail or auction; or
ii
solicits any person who is not a wholesaler or retail dealer for orders for the future
delivery of goods or merchandise; but
iii does not include a person who is required to be licensed pursuant to The Direct
Sellers Act or who is an occupant of property that is used for business purposes;
tt. valid license means a license for which payment has been made for the current
calendar year;
tt.1 vendor unit means the vehicle or trailer from which goods and/or services are provided.
The Vendor Unit is considered a commercial vehicle;
uu. Zoning Bylaw means the City's current Zoning Bylaw as may be amended or replaced
from time to time.
4.
APPOINTMENT, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BUSINESS LICENSE
INSPECTOR
4.1. The business license inspector shall receive and consider applications to operate a business
within the City including the power to consult with, obtain information from, and verify
information with other employees or agents of the City, other government, government
agencies, or person.
4.2. The business license inspector shall consider each complete application.
4.3. The business license inspector shall grant a business license to an applicant if the applicant
meets the requirements of this Bylaw.
4.4. The business license inspector may impose conditions on business licenses and has the
right to refuse an application.
4.5. The business license inspector has the right to revoke or suspend a business license
immediately if:
a.
The information contained within an application is deemed to be false;
b. A business license fee remains outstanding as of midnight on the 31st day of March in
the year in which the license is valid; or
c.
Fines or penalty fees are not paid with thirty (30) days of the date in which the fine or
penalty is levied.
4.6. Subject to subsection 4.5., the business license inspector shall refuse to re-instate a
revoked or suspended business license if the reasons for revoking or suspending the
business license have not been satisfied.
4.7. The business license inspector may carry out inspections of a business premise to ensure
the operation complies with this and all applicable Bylaws
Amended by
Bylaw No.
15/2022
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5.
DISCREPANCIES
5.1. In the event that a discrepancy occurs between this Bylaw and any other governmental act
or statute, the more restrictive regulation shall be enforced.
6.
TERM AND RENEWAL
6.1. Every business license issued under the terms of the Bylaw shall terminate at midnight on
the 31st day of December of the year in which said business license was issued unless the
business license has been sooner cancelled or forfeited.
6.2. Any business license may be cancelled providing a written notice is provided to the
business license inspector.
6.3. Renewal shall be required annually by licensed businesses on receipt of notice from the
City that renewal is due.
6.4. Business license renewal shall be paid in full prior to midnight on the 31st day of March of
the year in which the existing business license expires.
6.5. Failure to make payment for the renewal of a business license by midnight of the 31st day
of March of the year in which the business license expires shall construe the business
license as being cancelled.
7.
TRANSFER OF BUSINESS LICENSE
7.1. Any subsisting business license issued under this Bylaw is non-transferable.
7.2. A business license issued for a home based business or home occupation shall become null
and void if the said applicant relocates the business to a subsequent residential premise.
8.
PREMISES LICENSED SEPARATELY
8.1. If a business is carried on at more than one location, a separate license is required for each
location.
8.2. A license issued under provision of this Bylaw is only valid at the location for which it is
issued.
8.3. Additional License Requirements
8.4. A business license will not be issued under this Bylaw to any person required by law to
obtain a provincial license, until the person has first produced the required provincial
license for review of the business license inspector.
8.5. Third party approval shall include but is not limited to:
a.
City of Yorkton Fire Protective Services;
b. City of Yorkton Building Services;
c.
City Detachment of the R.C.M.P.; and
d. Public Health for the Sunrise Region Health District.
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8.6. Types of business requiring third party approval includes but not limited to those
businesses listed in "Schedule A".
9.
DISCONTINUANCE OR CHANGE
9.1. A person must notify the License Inspector:
a.
if a business is discontinued; or
b. if any changes are made with regard to location, ownership or other nature of the
business.
10.
LICENSE TO BE DISPLAYED
10.1. Every business license issued under this Bylaw shall be made out and delivered to the
licensee who shall post the business license in a conspicuous place at the place of business
for which the business license was issued.
10.2. Any non-resident business license must be available to the License Inspector at the place
where works are being undertaken by the license holder.
10.3. Persons failing to post the said business license shall be guilty of an offence under this
Bylaw.
11.
LICENSE REQUIRED
11.1. No person shall carry on any business activity including but not limited to:
a.
Operating a bed and breakfast;
b. Operating a boarding, lodging or rooming house;
c.
Acting as a direct seller or direct sales contractor;
d. Operating a family child care home;
e.
Operating a day care centre;
f.
Acting as a fish pedlar;
g. Operating a group care facility;
h. Operating a group care home;
i.
Operating a home based business or home occupation;
j.
Operating a nursing home or personal care home;
k. Operating an office of convenience;
l.
Operating a personal care home;
m. Operating a public eating establishment;
n. Operating a personal service establishment;
o. Acting as a pawn broker, second hand dealer or antique dealer;
p. Operating a residential care facility;
q. Operating a residential care home;
r.
Hosting or operating a trade show;
s.
Acting as a transient trader;
in the City without a valid license.
12.
BUSINESS PROHIBITED BY LOCATION
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12.1. The following activities are prohibited from operating in any residential zone of the City as
established by the Zoning Bylaw:
a.
autobody repair and paint shops;
b. automotive maintenance;
c.
auto wrecking / junk yards;
d. farmer's market;
e.
any business using hazardous substances or dangerous goods;
f.
building material products; and
g. retail sales of products not manufactured or having value added processing attributed
to the product in the residence; and
h. any business, which in the opinion of the business license inspector may disrupt the
neighbourhood.
12.2. No business or activity may be issued a business license for:
a.
any business not noted in the list of permitted uses attributed to that district in the
City's Zoning Bylaw; and
b. any business noted in the list of discretionary uses, attributed to that district in the
City's Zoning Bylaw, for which discretionary use approval has not been granted.
13.
LICENSE NOT REQUIRED
13.1. A business license is not required for
a.
any activity carried on by the City or at a location operated by an official or employee
of the City acting on behalf of the City in his capacity as such official or employee.
b. For such other activities as Council may by resolution exempt from the requirements
of this bylaw.
c.
For any activity undertaken by a charity.
d. For any activity exempted from municipal licensing by any statute of Canada or the
Province of Saskatchewan.
13.2. A business license is not required for any resident business or activity that:
a.
does not more than $8,500.00 in total gross sales provided a written declaration is
given to the business license inspector and this is the proprietor's sole source of
income; or
b. does no more than $5,000 in total gross sales provided a written declaration is given to
the business license inspector.
13.3. A business license is not required of a farmer:
a.
selling food or food products, that, at the time of delivery, are in a frozen or perishable
state grown or raised in Saskatchewan on his own farm; or
b. selling products raised in Saskatchewan on his own farm;
provided a written declaration to this effect is given to the business license inspector.
14.
APPLICATION
14.1. A person must complete and submit a business license application, including all requested
information, to the License Inspector for approval before commencing any business
activity in the City.
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14.2. For fish pedlars, direct sellers and direct sales contractors:
a.
the name and home address of the applicant;
b. driver's license with photo identification or provincial health card;
c.
copy of a valid provincial license authorizing them as a fish pedlar, direct seller or
direct sales contractor;
d. the type and name of the product or service being sold;
e.
company name, mailing address and contact person; and
f.
all other required information.
14.3. For transient traders:
a.
the name, and home address of the applicant;
b. driver's license with photo identification or provincial health card;
c.
the type of products being sold;
d. the location or premises where the transient trader is locating;
e.
permission from property owner;
f.
company name, mailing address and contact person; and
g. all other required information.
14.4. For home based businesses, home occupations and all other businesses:
a.
the name, and address of the applicant;
b. corporate and/or trading name
c.
type of business being operated from the home; and
d. all other required information.
14.5. For tradeshows:
a.
the name, and address of the applicant;
b. corporate and/or trading name;
c.
type, location and dates of event;
d. supporting organization; and
e.
all other required information.
15.
INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
15.1. For purposes of ensuring compliance with the provisions of this bylaw the business license
inspector may, after being properly identified, at any reasonable hour enter a premise and
may be accompanied by any person having special or expert knowledge on any matter to
which this bylaw relates.
15.2. Any person hindering, preventing, or refusing such free access shall be guilty of a
breach of this bylaw.
15.2 "No person shall:
a. Obstruct or hinder any designated officer or any other person acting under the
authority of this Bylaw; or
b. Fail to comply with any other provision of this Bylaw."
Amended by
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15.3. Fines for non-compliance with provisions of this bylaw shall be as detailed in the City of
Yorkton General Penalty and Enforcement Bylaw as may be adopted or amended from
time to time.
15.3 Fines for non-compliance with provisions of this bylaw shall be as detailed:
a. Subject to subsection (b), any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is
guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine in an amount not
less than double the license fee and not exceeding:
i.
$10,000 dollars in the case of an individual;
ii.
$25,000 dollars in the case of a corporation.
b. Where a Business License Inspector has reason to believe that a person has
contravened any provision of this Bylaw, that Inspector may issue a Notice of
Violation to the person and/or Order to Comply.
c. Where the offence is failure to obtain the appropriate license and pay the required
license fee, the Notice of Violation shall indicate that the City will accept voluntary
payment in the amount equal to double the license fee, in addition to payment of the
required license fee.
d. A Notice of Violation may indicate that the City will accept voluntary payment at
Yorkton City Hall for the amount listed.
e. Payment of a voluntary payment amount specified in a Notice of Violation does not
relieve the business from purchasing a Business License annually.
15.4. In a prosecution for a contravention of this Bylaw against engaging in or operating a
business without a business license, proof of one transaction in the business or that the
business has been advertised is sufficient to establish that a person is engaged in or
operates the business.
15.5. If in the event, during the prosecution of an offence, proof of a valid and subsisting
business license is required, the person charged with the offence shall bear the burden of
responsibility to provide proof that he was in possession of a valid and subsisting business
license at the time of the offence.
16.
FEES
16.1. A business license shall not be issued nor considered valid without payment of fees as
prescribed in "Schedule B".
17.
CLASSIFICATION
17.1. For purposes of maintaining accurate records for use by municipal staff, business activities
will be classified into one of the following groups as found in "Schedule C".
18.
LIMITS ON RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
18.1. A boarding, lodging or rooming house is limited to no more than four (4) tenants.
18.2. A group care facility is limited to no more than seven (7) residents.
18.3. A group care home is limited to no more than six (6) residents.
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18.4. A residential care facility is limited to no more than five (5) residents excluding
staff.
18.5. A residential care home is limited to no more than four (4) residents excluding
staff.
18.
PROVISIONS CONCERNING MOBILE VENDORS
18.1. Licensing Requirements
a. Every Mobile Vendor shall, before receiving a license under this bylaw, provide the
City with:
i.
Public Health Approval
ii.
Gas/Electrical Approval
iii. Fire Inspection Approval from the Fire Chief
iv. A current photo of the Vendor Unit in its entirety
v.
A current photo of the valid license plate affixed to the Vendor Unit
vi. Proof of Automobile Liability
1. Where a Mobile Vendor operates in or on City property, the City of Yorkton
must be named as an additional insured entity as per Agreements and Contracts
Policy No.20.160
vii. Proof of Commercial General Liability
1. Where a Mobile Vendor operates in or on City property, the City of Yorkton
must be named as an additional insured entity as per Agreements and Contracts
Policy No.20.160
b. A Business License must be obtained for each Vendor Unit operating.
c. No Mobile Vendor shall operate a Vendor Unit without first obtaining the appropriate
license from the City.
d. Periodic inspections may be conducted to ensure compliance.
18.2
Conditions of Operation
a. Every Mobile Vendor shall comply with all provisions of the City's current Traffic
Bylaw Parking Regulations.
b. Time Constraints
i.
The Vendor Unit shall be removed from its location of operation between 2:00am
- 8:30am on any day, unless part of an event.
ii. Weekly permits may be purchased if the Mobile Vendor chooses to remain
overnight.
c. Vendor Units shall be stored at an approved location when not in operation, in
compliance with the City's current Property Standards Bylaw and current Zoning
Bylaw.
d. At the discretion of the Business License Inspector, the Vendor Unit must be clean,
well lit, aesthetically pleasing in appearance and generally well-maintained.
e. The area surrounding the Vendor Unit must be clean and free from litter and debris.
f. Wastewater must be disposed of at approved locations.
g. Placement of any furniture (i.e. tables, chairs, benches, etc.) associated with the
Vendor Unit operations is not permitted.
h. The Vendor Unit shall supply its own power and water source. Generators are
permitted provided they do not cause a disturbance.
i. Overhead canopies or doors shall not obstruct or hinder pedestrian traffic.
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j. Vendor Units shall not create any disturbance or nuisance in terms of noise, vibration,
smoke, dust, odour, air pollution, heat, glare, bright light, hazardous or unacceptable
waste.
k. Mobile Vendors shall attend the Vendor Unit at all times while operating.
l. The City reserves the right to demand the removal, or relocation of any Vendor Unit
where it is found that the location in any way impedes pedestrian or vehicular traffic or
their safety, causes disruption to any nearby business establishment, or is otherwise in
contravention of this bylaw.
18.2.1.i Unless the affected business owner/manager agrees, no mobile vendor shall be
operated or stored within 35 metres of the customer entrance of an approved, permanent
business which offers the same or similar services as the mobile vendor.
19.
PROVISIONS CONCERNING PAWNBROKERS
19.1. Every pawnbroker shall, before receiving a license under this bylaw, provide the City with,
and shall during the continuance of such license keep in force, a bond in the sum of Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) issued by a company licensed or registered to do business in
the Province of Saskatchewan and in a form to be approved by the City Solicitor
indemnifying the City and all other persons or corporations against loss owing to the
default of the licensed arising out of any fraud, dishonesty, theft, misappropriation or
misapplication in the conduct of his business.
19.2. No pawnbroker shall carry on, permit or allow to be carried on, the business of a
secondhand dealer from the same premises from which the pawnbroker's business is being
carried on, unless licensed as such.
Amended by
Bylaw No.
18/2025
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19.3. Every pawnbroker shall keep a record book in a form and manner in which shall be
permanently recorded the following information, which shall be secured and recorded at
the time of each transaction:
a.
an accurate, detailed description of each item of personal property taken as a pledge
and all markings, serial numbers, make or model or other identification placed or
marked on the property by the manufacturer or vendor thereof;
b. a statement of any description, mark or specific identification which has been made or
attached to the property;
c.
the date and time of day when the property was given to the pawnbroker as security;
d. the price of the pawn on the property;
e.
the first name, surname, address and telephone number and the record of the numbers
from two forms of identification that confirm the name given, one of which must
confirm the name and address given from the following:
i
Driver's License
ii
Social Insurance Card
iii Health Services Card
iv Credit Card
v
Treaty Card
vi Firearm Acquisition Certificate; or
vii Any other personal identification containing a photograph, address, and a signature;
f.
the signature of the person(s) from whom the property was acquired; and
g. the inventory number of the acquisition
19.4. At the time a borrower deposits or delivers any personal property as security for a loan the
pawnbroker or his employee shall, without requiring or accepting any fee or charge for so
doing, deliver to the borrower a note, receipt, sales slip or pawn ticket containing full and
detailed particulars as required in the record kept per subsection 20.3 of this bylaw.
19.5. The pawnbroker or any employee of the pawnbroker shall not erase, obliterate, deface or
alter the record made pursuant to subsection 20.3 of this bylaw and shall not direct, allow
or suffer any other person to erase, obliterate, deface or alter the record.
19.6. The record required to be kept by subsection 20.3 of this bylaw, and every item of personal
property in the pawnbroker's place of business which acquired as a security for a loan shall
at all times be open to inspection by a Police Officer, the business license inspector, or any
person appointed by Council for that purpose.
19.7. A pawnbroker shall submit a legible copy of any new entries made in the record kept under
subsection 20.3 of this bylaw, to the Yorkton Municipal R.C.M.P. Detachment on a regular
basis, at the end of each working week, and shall, upon request, provide the Yorkton
Municipal R.C.M.P. Detachment and the License Inspector access to the permanent record
kept under subsection 20.3 of this bylaw.
a.
A pawnbroker shall not:
i
allow any property received as security for a loan to be redeemed or removed from
his place of business before seventy-two (72) hours has elapsed from the time the
property was tendered to the pawnbroker as security; or
ii
sell any property received as security for a loan and which has not been redeemed
within the time allowed to the borrower for redemption before one month has
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elapsed from the time when the property was furnished to the pawnbroker as an
acquisition.
19.8. A pawnbroker or an employee thereof shall not accept property as security for a loan or
advance a loan on the receipt or promise of delivery of any property from:
a.
a person who is or who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or any drug;
b. a person who is under the age of 18 years, or appears to be under the age of 18 years
and cannot provide proof of age;
c.
any person failing to identify himself adequately as set out in subsection 20.3.e); or
d. a person who the pawnbroker or an employee thereof knows or has reasonable
grounds to believe may have stolen or otherwise illegally acquired the property offered
for security for a loan.
19.9. No pawnbroker or an employee thereof shall accept property on which the manufacturer's
identification number or serial number has been removed, defaced, tampered with or in any
way altered unless the prior written approval of the Chief of Police has first been obtained.
19.10. No personal property coming into the possession of a pawnbroker, by way of pawn shall
be redeemed, exchanged, sold, altered, or removed from the licensed premises or otherwise
dealt with until the expiry of seven (7) days after the delivery to the Chief of Police of the
report as required by subsection 20.3.
19.11. It shall be the duty of every pawnbroker to report to the Police with all possible
information relating thereto, any person offering to deliver or sell to or exchange any
articles, the possession of which such person is unable to satisfactorily explain, or which
article such licensee has any reason to believe has been stolen or illegally or fraudulently
obtained.
19.12. No pawnbroker shall operate a pawnbroker business without first obtaining the
appropriate business license from the City.
20.
PROVISIONS CONCERNING SECOND HAND DEALERS & ANTIQUE
DEALERS
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20.1. Second hand dealers and antique dealers shall keep a registry in a form satisfactory to the
business license inspector in which shall be permanently recorded, at the time any second
hand good or antique is acquired, the following information:
a.
an accurate, detailed description of any personal property acquired, and any markings,
serial numbers or other identification of the property;
b. the price paid for such property;
c.
the date and time of day such property is acquired;
d. the inventory number of the acquisition;
e.
the first name, surname, address and telephone number and the record of the numbers
from two forms of identification that confirm the name given, one of which must
confirm the name and address given from the following:
i
Driver's License;
ii
Social Insurance Card;
iii Health Services Card;
iv Credit Card;
v
Treaty Card;
vi Firearm Acquisition Certificate; or
f.
any other personal identification containing a photograph, address, and a signature;
and
g. the signature of the person(s) from whom the property was acquired.
20.2. Second hand dealers and antique dealers shall keep all second hand goods and antiques
acquired separate and apart from all other property in his place of business for a period of
fifteen (15) days from the date the article is acquired and shall label each article with the
date of acquisition and with the inventory number entered in the record kept under
subsection 21.1 of this bylaw.
20.3. Second hand dealers and antique dealers shall submit a legible copy of any new entries
made in the record kept under subsection 21.1of this bylaw to the Yorkton Municipal
R.C.M.P. Detachment on a regular basis, at the end of each working week, and shall, upon
request, provide the Yorkton Municipal R.C.M.P. Detachment and the License Inspector
access to the permanent record kept under subsection 21.1 of this bylaw.
20.4. Where any second hand dealer, antique dealer or employee thereof believes or has reason
to believe that any property that has been obtained may have been stolen or otherwise
fraudulently obtained, he shall notify the Yorkton Municipal R.C.M.P. Detachment that he
has such property in his possession.
20.5. No second hand dealer or antique dealer shall, in the conduct of his business, nor any
employee thereof accept property from:
a.
any person who is under the age of 18 years, or appears to be under the age of 18 years
and cannot provide proof of age;
b. any person who fails or refuses to produce the requisite identification for the purposes
of recording the transaction in accordance with subsection 21.1.e) of this bylaw; or
c.
any person who appears to be under the influence of any alcohol or drug.
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20.6. No second hand dealer or antique dealer shall carry on, or permit to be carried on, the
business of a pawnbroker from the same premises from which the second hand dealer's
business is being carried on, unless licensed as such.
20.7. No second hand dealer, antique dealer or an employee thereof shall accept property on
which the manufacturer's identification number or serial number has been removed,
defaced, tampered with or in any way altered unless the prior written approval of the Chief
of Police has first been obtained.
20.8. No second hand dealer or antique dealer shall operate a second hand or antique business
without first obtaining the appropriate license from the City of Yorkton.
21.
SEVERABILITY
21.1. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of this Bylaw is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, that portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and the holding of the Court
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the Bylaw
22.
REPEALING BYLAW
Bylaw No. 24/2003 being a bylaw to classify, license, control and regulate businesses within the
City of Yorkton, passed on the 7th day of April, 2003, and all amendments thereto are hereby
repealed.
23.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF BYLAW
This bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the day of final passing thereof.
___________________________
MAYOR
___________________________
CITY CLERK
Introduced and read a first time this 20th day of February, A.D., 2006.
Read a second time this 20th day of February, A.D., 2006.
Read a third time and adopted this 20th day of February, A.D., 2006.
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SCHEDULE A
NOTE: Third party approval may be subject to inspections of the premises from which
the business is conducted. Fees charged to business license applicants for third party
approval are separate from business license fees in Schedule B.
AUTHORITY APPROVAL REQUIRED
Business requiring third party approval prior to the issuance of a business license.
City of
Yorkton Fire
Protective
Services
City of
Yorkton
Building
Services
Public Health/Sunrise
Health Region
City of
Yorkton
Detachment
of the RCMP
bed and
breakfast
autobody
repair and
paint shop
Public Eating Establishments -
Restaurants, church halls or community
halls, institutional kitchens, mobile
canteens, temporary food service ( 6
days or less a year ), catering
pawn brokers
boarding,
lodging or
rooming house
automotive
maintenance
Food Distribution - Grocery Stores,
Convenience Stores, Food Warehouses
second hand
dealers
family child
care home
bed and
breakfast
Personal Services - Tattoo parlors, hair
dressers, massage therapy, esthetics
(nails, waxing), electrolysis,
reflexology, acupuncture, tanning. (Ear
candling or selling ear candling
equipment is prohibited by Health
Canada)
antique dealers
group care
facility
boarding,
lodging or
rooming house
Licensed Accommodations - Hotels,
motels, campgrounds, bed a breakfast
group care
home
family child
care home
Public Pools - whirlpools, hot tubs,
water slides.
nursing home
group care
facility
Food Processors - abattoirs, meat shops,
any food manufacturing ( perogies,
desserts ) Deli, fish market or peddler
personal care
home
group care
home
Bakeries
residential care
facility
nursing home
Recreation facilities - skating rinks
residential care
home
personal care
home
Schools or Day cares
residential
care facility
Water Processing - bottling, self fill
residential
care home
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SCHEDULE B
A Business License shall not be issued nor considered valid without payment of fees as
prescribed in the following table.
Business License Fee Schedule
Business License Type
Application
Fee1
Business License Fee2
Pro-Rated Fee3
after September
1
Resident
$50.00
$50.00 annually
No prorated fee
Non Resident
$50.00
$200.00 annually
$100.00
Home Based Business
$50.00
$50.00 annually
No prorated fee
Home Occupation
$50.00
$50.00 annually
No prorated fee
Trade Shows
Not required
$10.00 per table/booth space
for events four days or less
$20.00 per table/booth space
for events five days or more
Transient Traders
Not required
$100.00 for each one week
period or portion thereof.
Mobile Vendor4
$50.00
$250.00 annually
$150.00
Direct Sellers
$50.00
Business License fees per the Resident and Non-
Resident types
Direct Sales Contractors
$50.00
Fish Pedlars
$50.00
1.Applied one time only at time application is received.
2.Applied at time of application and each year during continued operation of the business.
3.Applied as the Annual Renewal fee for all applications received after September 1, in the
application year only.
4.Mobile Vendors with a licensed commercial property in Yorkton that is directly related to the
Vendor Unit will be eligible for a reduced fee equivalent to that of a Resident License.
Amended by
Bylaw No.
15/2022
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SCHEDULE C
Business License Classification Codes
Codes by Sequential Order
Codes by Alphabetical Order
100
Financial Services
Agri-Industry
1600
200
Professional Services
Automotive
1300
300
Personal Services
Care Services
1700
400
Contracted Services
Commercial
1200
500
Seasonal Services
Contracted Services
400
600
Transient Trader
Direct Seller
2100
700
Retail Merchandising
Educational
1900
800
Wholesale
Entertainment, Sport, Leisure
1800
900
Transportation
Financial Services
100
1000
Manufacturing
Hospitality
1400
1100
Industrial
Industrial
1100
1200
Commercial
Information Technology
2300
1300
Automotive
Manufacturing
1000
1400
Hospitality
Not Classified
2000
1500
Utilities
Personal Services
300
1600
Agri-Industry
Professional Services
200
1700
Care Services
Public Eating Establishments
2200
1800
Entertainment, Sport, Leisure
Retail Merchandising
700
1900
Educational
Seasonal Services
500
2000
Not Classified
Transient Trader
600
2100
Direct Seller
Transportation
900
2200
Public Eating Establishments
Utilities
1500
2300
Information Technology
Wholesale
800