{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000329",
 "municipality": "Lethbridge",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.lethbridge.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Care and Control Bylaw 6475",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-01-21",
   "document_url": "https://www.lethbridge.ca/media/yced3k2z/bylaw-6475.pdf",
   "summary": "Replaces three prior animal bylaws; governs licensing of dogs (annual, limit two per household), cat limits (six per property), animal welfare standards, and fancier licensing. In force May 1, 2025.",
   "capture_sha256": "c688b7217190e85f0e071dde633afa80a38732aa087eb7382587ef418202d6ab",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c688b7217190e85f0e071dde633afa80a38732aa087eb7382587ef418202d6ab.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$20 altered/marked; $25 altered; $45 unaltered/marked; $50 unaltered; $150 aggressive; $20 Fancier add-on",
    "leash_rule": "Dog must not run at large except in designated areas; means not under control by leash off owner's property.",
    "max_animals": "2 Dogs over 6 months; 6 Cats over 6 months; 2 pet rabbits per household.",
    "fine_range": "not less than that established in this Bylaw, and not exceeding $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "9(1)",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"D\"",
    "leash_rule": "4(1); 4(2); 3(x)",
    "max_animals": "10(1); 12; 16",
    "fine_range": "38(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/lethbridge/animal-control/text-c688b7217190/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/lethbridge/animal-control/"
}