{
 "answer": "In the Regional municipality of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, licence required: True; who must license: Every person operating a vending stand, vending vehicle, or transient vendor in the Municipality; fee: Mobile motor vehicle: $450/vehicle/year ($1,000 fleet fee for 3+ vehicles); Stationary motor vehicle: $450/year (+ min. $350/month site rental on CBRM property, or $175/month metered); Pedestrian power stand: $225/year; Bicycle: $50/vehicle/year; Special events/craft fairs: $100/event; Christmas tree & seafood: $100/season; Auctioneer: $100/auction; Transient vendor: $500/day; renewal: Annual (12 months), expires March 31 each calendar year; new application, documentation, and fee required annually. Source: V-200 Vendors By-Law, verified 2026-06-05.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003131",
 "municipality": "Cape Breton",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "http://www.cbrm.ns.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "V-200 Vendors By-Law",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-05-17",
   "document_url": "https://cbrm.ns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/V-200-Vendors-By-law-with-Maps-including-Amendments-to-September-17-2019.pdf",
   "summary": "CBRM bylaw requiring licences for mobile and outdoor vendors; covers location restrictions, licence requirements, grounds for revocation; adopted May 17, 2016, last amended September 17, 2019.",
   "capture_sha256": "813bd8d36c515c88412387039a55d69628fb0bad5dac47fe0bb293a830787c9a",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T01:09:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/813bd8d36c515c88412387039a55d69628fb0bad5dac47fe0bb293a830787c9a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Every person operating a vending stand, vending vehicle, or transient vendor in the Municipality",
    "fee": "Mobile motor vehicle: $450/vehicle/year ($1,000 fleet fee for 3+ vehicles); Stationary motor vehicle: $450/year (+ min. $350/month site rental on CBRM property, or $175/month metered); Pedestrian power stand: $225/year; Bicycle: $50/vehicle/year; Special events/craft fairs: $100/event; Christmas tree & seafood: $100/season; Auctioneer: $100/auction; Transient vendor: $500/day",
    "renewal": "Annual (12 months), expires March 31 each calendar year; new application, documentation, and fee required annually"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 5(1) — \"No person shall vend in the Municipality without having obtained a licence\"",
    "who_must_license": "s. 5(2) — \"A licence to vend is required for each vending stand, vending vehicle, or transient vender\"",
    "fee": "Schedule \"B\" — Fee Schedule for Vendors Licence",
    "renewal": "s. 13 — \"annual licence (12 months), which shall expire on the 31st day of March\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/cape-breton/business-licensing/text-813bd8d36c51/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/cape-breton/business-licensing/"
}