{
 "answer": "In the City of Cranbrook, British Columbia, licence required: True; who must license: Any person carrying on a business within the City of Cranbrook, including commercial, industrial, professional, and personal service businesses.; fee: Annual Business Licence: $150.00; Seasonal Business Licence: $75.00; Temporary Business Licence: $75.00; Inter-Community Business Licence: $75.00; Transfer/Administration Fee: $50.00 (plus applicable taxes); renewal: Annual, commences January 1 and terminates December 31 each year. Source: Business Licence Bylaw No. 3194, 1994 (Consolidated), verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000027",
 "municipality": "Cranbrook",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://cranbrook.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw No. 3194, 1994 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1994-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/91364",
   "summary": "Regulates business licensing within the City of Cranbrook; consolidated version current.",
   "capture_sha256": "786b09698119aa21c083d5a6c1bcdc5dea9af864b1bac93fff3f9fbd07fd7067",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/786b09698119aa21c083d5a6c1bcdc5dea9af864b1bac93fff3f9fbd07fd7067.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Any person carrying on a business within the City of Cranbrook, including commercial, industrial, professional, and personal service businesses.",
    "fee": "Annual Business Licence: $150.00; Seasonal Business Licence: $75.00; Temporary Business Licence: $75.00; Inter-Community Business Licence: $75.00; Transfer/Administration Fee: $50.00 (plus applicable taxes)",
    "renewal": "Annual, commences January 1 and terminates December 31 each year"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 5.01: \"No person shall carry on a business within the City without first...Obtaining a Municipal Business Licence\"",
    "who_must_license": "s. 5.01; s. 1.02.01 definition of \"Business\"",
    "fee": "Schedule \"B\" to Business Licence Bylaw No. 3194, 1994",
    "renewal": "s. 3.02: \"Licences shall be granted for a one (1) year period, to commence on the first day of January and to terminate on the 31st day of December\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/cranbrook/business-licensing/text-786b09698119/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/cranbrook/business-licensing/"
}