{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000187",
 "municipality": "Big Lakes County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.biglakescounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw: 12-2023 Animal Control Bylaw",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://biglakescounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A.-C-12-2023-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the control, licensing, and keeping of animals within Big Lakes County.",
   "capture_sha256": "e3101fbc1d17fc8f40a2eff764d4d99580585e09b7a6704f0cdfd9011195911e",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e3101fbc1d17fc8f40a2eff764d4d99580585e09b7a6704f0cdfd9011195911e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "No charge will be levied for the initial licensing of an animal.",
    "leash_rule": "On property not his own, leash of sufficient strength securely attached and held by a person able to restrain the Dog",
    "max_animals": "three (3) dogs are permitted to reside on a single property, with the exception of properties zoned as Agricultural",
    "fine_range": "$100.00 first offence; $200.00 subsequent; $250.00-$1000.00 for attack/rabies offences"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1",
    "licence_fee": "s. 3.5",
    "leash_rule": "s. 4.3",
    "max_animals": "s. 4.2",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/big-lakes-county/animal-control/text-e3101fbc1d17/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/big-lakes-county/animal-control/"
}