{
 "answer": "In the Town of Creston, British Columbia, licence required: True; who must license: All businesses operating within the municipality, including commercial/industrial undertakings, service providers, rental properties, short term rentals, and commercial vendors; renewal: Annual, expires December 31st each year. Source: Business Licence Bylaw, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000028",
 "municipality": "Creston",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.creston.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Business%20Licence-1793_0.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires businesses operating in Creston to obtain a municipal business licence, setting fees and regulatory conditions.",
   "capture_sha256": "a65b7cf2b84b587e1049ff39a1a1f7b7ebcd73355a636de7b6847b9a84405ca8",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a65b7cf2b84b587e1049ff39a1a1f7b7ebcd73355a636de7b6847b9a84405ca8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "All businesses operating within the municipality, including commercial/industrial undertakings, service providers, rental properties, short term rentals, and commercial vendors",
    "renewal": "Annual, expires December 31st each year"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Part 5, s. 1: \"No person shall carry on any business within the municipality unless they are the holder of either: (a) a valid and subsisting licence...\"",
    "who_must_license": "Part 2 \"Business\" definition; Part 5, s. 1; Part 6, s. 1(c)",
    "renewal": "Part 5, s. 7: \"business licences shall be issued so as to terminate on December 31st in each year\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/creston/business-licensing/text-a65b7cf2b84b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/creston/business-licensing/"
}