Sparwood business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply

The District of Sparwood requires every person carrying on, maintaining, owning, or operating any profession, business, trade, or occupation within the District to hold a valid business licence, including all sub-trades. The business licence must be visibly displayed on the premises. Licence holders operating a mobile business must carry the licence on their person while working in Sparwood.

b. A person carrying on a business shall, prior to commencing operation, apply to the Licence Inspector for a licence by making a true and correct statement in writing on the application form disclosing the nature and character of the business to be carried on, the address of the business and all other facts as required on the application form and such other information as the Licencing Inspector may reasonably require. c. A licence application shall be submitted by the owner of the business or the duly authorized agent of the owner. d. Prior to the issuance of a licence, the applicant shall pay to the Licence Inspector a licence fee such fees as established by Council by resolution from time to time.

f. The term of a licence shall be one calendar year, with the exception of Iterinerant/transient Sales, entertainments, carnivals, circuses, exhibitions, or seasonal businesses which may be

permitted a licence for 6 months, 3 months, one month or one day. All licences, shall expire on December 31, or sooner, in each year.

o. Where a service business is carried on in more than one Participating Municipality, with the District of Sparwood being the Principal Municipality, and the Mobile Business meets the criteria set forth in the Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw 1195, 2016, such business shall be deemed eligible to apply for an Inter-Community Business Licence upgrade. p. Notwithstanding Section 2. (g) above, an Inter-Community Business Licence fee will not be

b. if payment is received by the District within 14 days of the person receiving or being presumed to have received the bylaw notice, the Early Payment.

Sparwood Business Licence Bylaw 849, 2001

Section Bylaw Contravention Early (Maximum 50% Penalty payment reduction in

2 (a) Carry on business without a licence $200.00 $150.00 Yes

Unofficial Office Consolidation of Bylaw No. 849 A Bylaw to Provide for the granting of Licences, Regulating and setting of fees to Operate a Business within the District of Sparwood. WHEREAS pursuant to Division 2 of Part 20 of the Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 1996 c. 323, the Council of the District of Sparwood has the authority to require that a licence be held to carry on a business and to require that licence fees be paid;