{
 "answer": "In the Town of Hearst, Ontario, fees & rates rules are set by Rate Book — Section 2: Protection to Persons and Property (Building Permit Fees), verified 2026-09-25. Notable fees: building permits 0,75 $/sqft Class A/B/D/E/F; residential 0,52 $/sqft; dog 30,00; cat 20,00; sterilized dog/cat 5,00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001553",
 "municipality": "Hearst",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.hearst.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rate Book — Section 2: Protection to Persons and Property (Building Permit Fees)",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.hearst.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Rate-Book-Section-2-Protection-to-Persons-and-Property-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Same rate-book section, recorded also under fees_rates because it sets building permit fees outside any standalone building by-law, per the fees-that-set-permit-fees rule.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "23894669fbd43753b18110babc390605be2f377972cf0c026307c5af06414342",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/23894669fbd43753b18110babc390605be2f377972cf0c026307c5af06414342.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Section 2 protection to persons and property: compressed air, building permits, other building inspection fees, sign permits, road/shoreline obstruction, pet control.",
    "notable_fees": "building permits 0,75 $/sqft Class A/B/D/E/F; residential 0,52 $/sqft; dog 30,00; cat 20,00; sterilized dog/cat 5,00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "SECTION 2 - PROTECTION TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY",
    "notable_fees": "2.200 Building Permits (tax exempt); 2.600 Pet Control (tax exempt)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hearst/fees/rate-book-section-2-protection-to-persons-and-property/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hearst/fees/"
}