{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000320",
 "municipality": "Lacombe",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.lacombe.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Responsible Animal Ownership Bylaw 469",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-03-11",
   "document_url": "https://www.lacombe.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1764/Bylaw-469---Responsible-Animal-Ownership-Bylaw",
   "summary": "Regulates licensing and control of dogs, cats, and livestock in the City of Lacombe with provisions for vicious animals and animal welfare standards.",
   "capture_sha256": "4dd857ce093a0563df2ae96447ec06644e3efd41ba9dd0c955efb002d88b3f45",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4dd857ce093a0563df2ae96447ec06644e3efd41ba9dd0c955efb002d88b3f45.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$150 Unaltered and not Microchipped Dog or Cat; $75 Unaltered and Microchipped Dog or Cat; $75 Altered Dog or Cat... not Microchipped; $15 Altered and Microchipped Dog or Cat; Free Service Animals; $100 Nuisance Animal License (Annually); $150 Vicious Animal License (Annually)",
    "leash_rule": "Owner shall ensure animal is not Running at Large (off premises, not in Off Leash Area, not on permitted leash held by person).",
    "max_animals": "3 Dogs in one dwelling unit",
    "fine_range": "fines as set forth in Schedule B or Schedule C... and to a fine of not less than $100.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule A - License Fees",
    "leash_rule": "s. 5.1; s. 3.55",
    "max_animals": "s. 4.4",
    "fine_range": "s. 18.16"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/lacombe/animal-control/text-4dd857ce093a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/lacombe/animal-control/"
}