{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000472",
 "municipality": "West Cove",
 "status_type": "Summer Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.svwestcove.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw 432-16",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.westcove.ca/tiny_uploads/pdfs/bylaw-432-16-animal-control.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs animal control in the Summer Village of West Cove. Bylaw 432-16, adopted 2016.",
   "capture_sha256": "d168be36b6a59863ad6c6b88ddeaa63d892d3eae0a73baf6f53bf277cce00f20",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d168be36b6a59863ad6c6b88ddeaa63d892d3eae0a73baf6f53bf277cce00f20.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "leash_rule": "No person or owner shall permit any animal to run at large within the Village.",
    "max_animals": "No more than three (3) Household Pets of one kind at one time",
    "fine_range": "$100–$1,000 (specified penalties); up to $10,000 or imprisonment up to 1 year on summary conviction; $1,000–$2,500 on conviction for 3+ Part 5 offences"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "leash_rule": "\"No Person or Owner shall permit any Animal to Run at Large within the Village\"",
    "max_animals": "\"shall harbor more than three (3) Household Pets of one kind\"",
    "fine_range": "\"to a fine not exceeding $10,000.00 or to an order of imprisonment for not more than 1 year\"; \"a fine of not more than $2,500 and not less than $1,000\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/west-cove/animal-control/text-d168be36b6a5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/west-cove/animal-control/"
}