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 "municipality": "Newport",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Delaware",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
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   "title": "Business License Ordinance (Sec. 427-34, as amended)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2004-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://newport.delaware.gov/files/2016/07/Business-License-Doc.pdf",
   "summary": "All businesses in Newport and outside contractors working in town must obtain a business license. Annual license valid March 1–end of February. Late penalty 5% plus 1.5% per month. Renter's license required for commercial and residential landlords.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T01:09:19+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/71a4ef7915e7a8b07797a251dd5d6c7c5c1adce6c6a4c5ff21ba5c0bfa350ec1.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Persons or companies doing business in the Town of Newport, within or outside Town limits",
    "fee": "flat $75.00 for gross receipts of $50,000 or less; annual fee reduced by 50% for new businesses after August 31",
    "renewal": "Annual, valid 12-month period beginning March 1"
   },
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    "licence_required": "required to obtain a business license",
    "who_must_license": "Persons or companies doing business in the Town of Newport",
    "fee": "reduced annual business license fee of a flat $75.00",
    "renewal": "The business license must be renewed annually"
   },
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}