{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000474",
 "municipality": "Westlock County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.westlockcounty.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Responsible Dog Ownership Bylaw",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-10-22",
   "document_url": "https://westlockcounty.com/admin/dm/Public/DownloadFile/?fileid=12949",
   "summary": "Governs dog ownership and control in Westlock County. Passed October 22, 2024. Requires dog licensing ($15 fee), prohibits dogs at large, and bans excessive barking/howling.",
   "capture_sha256": "55c59dd8e82b64965181931289137f77386c5f07517f87a7fc292d61494c738c",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/55c59dd8e82b64965181931289137f77386c5f07517f87a7fc292d61494c738c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$15.00 (one-time fee); $30.00 (one-time fee); Vicious Dog $250.00; $500.00",
    "leash_rule": "Not restrained by a Permitted Leash or other satisfactory means, or not under immediate control.",
    "max_animals": "two (2) Dogs",
    "fine_range": "Not less than Schedule \"A\" penalty; Not exceeding $10,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 2.4",
    "max_animals": "s. 7.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 24.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/westlock-county/animal-control/text-55c59dd8e82b/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/westlock-county/animal-control/"
}