{
 "answer": "In the City of Fernie, British Columbia, licence required: True; who must license: Every person carrying on any business, trade, profession, industry, or occupation within the City of Fernie; fee: General business (annual): $100; Short-Term Rental–Primary Residence (annual): $500; Short-Term Rental–Condo/Hotel Full Ownership (annual): $700; Short-Term Rental–Quarter Share (annual): $175; Change of location/transfer/name change: $20 each; Inspection (fire or building code): $150; Additional inspection: $150 per inspection; Artists' co-op/craft fair (3 days or less): $80; Mobile Vendor annual site fee (City land): $250; renewal: Annual, commencing January 1 and expiring December 31; renewal form and fee due no later than January 1 each year. Source: Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 2028, 2003, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000037",
 "municipality": "Fernie",
 "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://fernie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 2028, 2003",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/573",
   "summary": "Governs business licensing, including short-term rental regulations in Section 12 and Schedule C. Last updated 2025.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7296dd4116f90979edd45a330e622854b66550c713c7dcf672e8b121221f89cf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Every person carrying on any business, trade, profession, industry, or occupation within the City of Fernie",
    "fee": "General business (annual): $100; Short-Term Rental–Primary Residence (annual): $500; Short-Term Rental–Condo/Hotel Full Ownership (annual): $700; Short-Term Rental–Quarter Share (annual): $175; Change of location/transfer/name change: $20 each; Inspection (fire or building code): $150; Additional inspection: $150 per inspection; Artists' co-op/craft fair (3 days or less): $80; Mobile Vendor annual site fee (City land): $250",
    "renewal": "Annual, commencing January 1 and expiring December 31; renewal form and fee due no later than January 1 each year"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3(1)",
    "who_must_license": "s. 3(1); s. 2 definition of \"Business\"",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "renewal": "s. 5(1); s. 7(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fernie/business-licensing/text-7296dd4116f9/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fernie/business-licensing/"
}