{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000446",
 "municipality": "Swan Hills",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.townofswanhills.com/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw (2015-11)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.townofswanhills.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2015-11_Animal_Control_Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates ownership, licensing, and control of animals including dogs and cats within Swan Hills.",
   "capture_sha256": "777583578192e1e589b61f75a4ac467dd8729e766d0f7e8d1300b6fe284cafdc",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/777583578192e1e589b61f75a4ac467dd8729e766d0f7e8d1300b6fe284cafdc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$40.00; $20.00 neutered; $100.00 Dangerous Dog",
    "leash_rule": "No Owner shall allow any Dog to be At Large within the Town.",
    "max_animals": "3 Dogs aged three (3) months or more",
    "fine_range": "$100.00 to $800.00 specified in Schedule B; double for subsequent offences"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Part 3, s. 3",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "Part 4, s. 15",
    "max_animals": "Part 3, s. 6",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"B\"; Part 9, s. 45(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/swan-hills/animal-control/text-777583578192/",
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/swan-hills/animal-control/"
}