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 "municipality_id": "gx-026026",
 "municipality": "Middletown",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
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   "title": "Chapter 115: Peddlers, Vendors, Solicitors, Junk Stores — Town of Middletown, RI",
   "category": "business_licensing",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/middletown/latest/middletown_ri/0-0-0-5260",
   "summary": "Regulates peddlers, vendors, solicitors, and junk stores operating in Middletown RI, including licensing requirements and display of licences (§ 116.08).",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T01:09:19+00:00",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/ri/middletown/business-licensing/"
}