{
 "answer": "In the Regional Municipality of Northern Rockies, British Columbia, licence required: True; who must license: All businesses including home occupations, peddlers, and solicitors of sales operating within the municipality; fee: Zone 2: $25 flat rate; Zone 1 varies by category: Contractors $50–$150; General Services/Retail $40; Professional/Manufacturing $100; Hotel/Motel/Apartments $40 + $2/room; Licensed Premises $125; Banks $150; Other Financial $200; Adult Entertainment $500; Body Rub Parlour/Escort Service/Exotic Dance $1500; Circus $100/day; etc.; renewal: Annual, January 1 to December 31; new businesses commencing after July 31 pay 50% of annual fee. Source: Business Licence and Regulation, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000093",
 "municipality": "Northern Rockies",
 "status_type": "Regional Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.northernrockies.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence and Regulation",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://nr.civicweb.net/document/40911",
   "summary": "Establishes licensing requirements and regulations for businesses operating within the municipality.",
   "capture_sha256": "e67ba42473ae6ce259963a7d92259661c15da4853391f2930347416387d94b92",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e67ba42473ae6ce259963a7d92259661c15da4853391f2930347416387d94b92.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "All businesses including home occupations, peddlers, and solicitors of sales operating within the municipality",
    "fee": "Zone 2: $25 flat rate; Zone 1 varies by category: Contractors $50–$150; General Services/Retail $40; Professional/Manufacturing $100; Hotel/Motel/Apartments $40 + $2/room; Licensed Premises $125; Banks $150; Other Financial $200; Adult Entertainment $500; Body Rub Parlour/Escort Service/Exotic Dance $1500; Circus $100/day; etc.",
    "renewal": "Annual, January 1 to December 31; new businesses commencing after July 31 pay 50% of annual fee"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4(a) \"No person shall carry on a business...without having first obtained a valid business license\"",
    "who_must_license": "s. 4(a) \"including home occupations and peddlers\"; s. 4(b) \"soliciting of sales...shall require a Business License\"",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 31(d) \"business license fee for those businesses within Zone 2 - is a $25 flat rate\"",
    "renewal": "s. 6(a) \"Licenses shall be granted for a one-year period, to commence on the first day of January and terminate on the 31st day of December\"; s. 6(b) \"new business commences operation after July 31st...annual fee will be reduced by fifty percent\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/northern-rockies/business-licensing/text-e67ba42473ae/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/northern-rockies/business-licensing/"
}