{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000349",
 "municipality": "Morinville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://morinville.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw No. 5/2016",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.morinville.ca/media/f02lpg3e/bylaw-no-5-2016-responsible-pet-ownership-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates dog and cat ownership; maximum three dogs and three cats per household; harbouring applications required for more. Cat and dog licensing no longer required after Dec 31 2025.",
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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/0aed291e5a2a65d5cf4d66231019320cd0336e0262c5a2e500d60df40f0e93b9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$25 neutered/ID; $50 neutered; $50 unaltered/ID; $100 unaltered; $10 renewal",
    "leash_rule": "No person shall allow a dog/cat to run at large; off owner's property must be held by leash.",
    "max_animals": "three (3) dogs; three (3) cats",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding $10,000; voluntary penalties $100-$2,500"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.1",
    "licence_fee": "Appendix \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 6.3; s. 2.4",
    "max_animals": "s. 5.1; s. 5.2",
    "fine_range": "s. 13.1; Appendix \"B\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/morinville/animal-control/text-0aed291e5a2a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/morinville/animal-control/"
}