{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000301",
 "municipality": "Hinton",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.hinton.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw 1122",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.hinton.ca/DocumentCenter/View/7038/Animal-Control-Bylaw-1122-",
   "summary": "Regulates ownership, licensing, and control of animals within the Town of Hinton.",
   "capture_sha256": "0edd8774db8f64612258bb37948ea43097ad7fcc1f21692b9bad00578447b03b",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0edd8774db8f64612258bb37948ea43097ad7fcc1f21692b9bad00578447b03b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$25.00 Annually or $75.00 for Three (3) Years or $250.00 for the Lifetime of the Dog",
    "leash_rule": "Animals must always remain on a Permitted Leash in Town limits except on owner's property or in Off-Leash Areas.",
    "max_animals": "2 of any species; up to 5 dogs with Over-Limit Permit for Breeders/Exhibitors; 3+ animals requires Kennel",
    "fine_range": "Minimum $50.00 to maximum $10,000.00; specified penalties range from $100.00 to $2,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 5.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 13.1",
    "max_animals": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2; s. 48.18",
    "fine_range": "s. 41.2; Schedule \"D\"; Schedule \"E\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/hinton/animal-control/text-0edd8774db8f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/hinton/animal-control/"
}