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 "municipality": "Vermilion",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
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   "title": "Bylaw 10-2025 Domestic Animal Control",
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   "summary": "Regulates domestic animals in Vermilion, including licensing, confinement, and nuisance control. Current consolidated animal control bylaw (2025).",
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    "leash_rule": "Must be under physical control; leash not exceeding 3 meters unless in designated zone.",
    "max_animals": "five (5) Dogs, or five (5) Cats, or combination thereof to a maximum of five (5) Domestic Animals",
    "fine_range": "$50.00 to $5,000.00"
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    "leash_rule": "s. 5.1; Schedule \"A\" (Physical Control)",
    "max_animals": "s. 8.12",
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   "title": "Bylaw 7-2024 Urban Laying Hen",
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   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.vermilion.ca/media/x13dxvk0/bylaw-no-7-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits and regulates the keeping of urban laying hens within Vermilion, including flock size, coop requirements, and licensing.",
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    "fine_range": "not less than $100.00; $150.00 for Municipal Tags"
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}