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Every business, trade, profession, employment or providing goods and /or services within or partially within the Town (some exceptions apply). Any advertisement of business is proof of conducting business in Picture Butte.
If a business, doing business in Picture Butte, is located outside of Picture Butte, two different term licenses are available:
- Daily – valid until the end of the current day – Cost is $50.00
- Yearly – valid until the end of the current year – Cost is $200.00 (If a business is purchasing a license after September 30th, the cost is half the price)
The business license is mailed out once payment has been received.
Fillable Business License Applications:
Fillable Business License Applications:
Note
The Motor Vehicle Industry Council of Fair Trading Act requires specific automotive businesses obtain a license from AMVIC before being issued a municipal business license.
What are the Exceptions?
- A Charitable / Non-Profit Organization
- A business that Council, by resolution, may from time to time exempt
- A business carried on by the Government of the Province of Alberta or Canada
- A business exempted from requirements of municipal licensing by federal or provincial legislation.
Reciprocral Business Licence Agreement
The Town of Picture Butte has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the muncipalities listed in Schedule A of the agreement that will allow businesses that possess a qualified business license from one of the participating municipalities to conduct commercial enterprise in their municipality will qualify for a reciporal business license if they meet the guidelines set out in the Memorandum of Understanding.
