{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000403",
 "municipality": "Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo",
 "status_type": "Specialized Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw No. 19/025 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://www.rmwb.ca/media/l1pdngxa/bylaw-19-025-responsible-pet-ownership-consolidated-23009.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs licensing, control, and responsible ownership of dogs and cats in the RMWB; sets registration requirements, at-large offences, and vicious animal declarations.",
   "capture_sha256": "dd22c9d8831f260594cb00e00370b1c5fe442541f3e03ae0f4e58da23f0ff542",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dd22c9d8831f260594cb00e00370b1c5fe442541f3e03ae0f4e58da23f0ff542.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Owner shall keep animal on leash at all times while off owner's property unless otherwise permitted.",
    "max_animals": "4 animals that require a license",
    "fine_range": "Schedule A $75.00-$2000.00; s. 109.2 $200; s. 111.1 up to $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4",
    "leash_rule": "s. 57",
    "max_animals": "s. 22",
    "fine_range": "Schedule A; s. 109.2; s. 111.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/regional-municipality-of-wood-buffalo/animal-control/text-dd22c9d8831f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/regional-municipality-of-wood-buffalo/animal-control/"
}