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 "municipality_id": "gx-000188",
 "municipality": "Big Valley",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.villageofbigvalley.ca",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 881 – Animal Licensing Bylaw",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.villageofbigvalley.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bylaw-881-Animal-Licensing-and-Control-Bylaw.docx.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates animal licensing and control, including dogs and cats, within the Village of Big Valley.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7788a2fb37881bedc689bdb85b84763cfd0483bcee5282ee21ac2f864548ddf6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$15.00; $30.00 after Jan 31; $100.00 Restricted; $200.00 Restricted after Jan 31; Cat $15.00/$30.00",
    "leash_rule": "Off property: Held on a leash not exceeding two meters in length",
    "max_animals": "3 Dogs/Restricted Dogs; 3 Cats",
    "fine_range": "not more than $5,000.00 and not less than $200.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2(a)",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\" LICENCING FEES",
    "leash_rule": "s. 8(a)",
    "max_animals": "s. 22(a); s. 22(b)",
    "fine_range": "s. 33(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/big-valley/animal-control/text-7788a2fb3788/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/big-valley/animal-control/"
}