{
 "answer": "The Town of Rutland, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants Ordinance; Public Assembly Ordinance, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028644",
 "municipality": "Rutland",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants Ordinance",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-09-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.rutlandtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/9.2022-Peddler-Ordinance.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit for peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants operating in the Town of Rutland; amended 2022-09-13, effective 2022-11-12.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Public Assembly Ordinance",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rutlandtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Public-Assembly-Ordinance.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit for commercial public assemblies/events in the Town of Rutland; sets application, review criteria, and enforcement; no explicit adoption date stated.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/rutland-town/business-licensing/"
}