{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000028",
 "municipality": "Creston",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.creston.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Care and Responsibility Bylaw",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2024-04/Animal%20Care%20and%20Responsibility%20Bylaw%20No.%201826.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates care and control of animals in Creston, including dog licensing, leashing, and responsible ownership standards.",
   "capture_sha256": "6332136e4f783cfc204f0a9148564fb7a77474e2110e6cbda4a6776f360df972",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6332136e4f783cfc204f0a9148564fb7a77474e2110e6cbda4a6776f360df972.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$121.00 unneutered/unspayed before March 31; $25.00 neutered/spayed before March 31; $127.00 unneutered/unspayed after March 31; $29.00 neutered/spayed after March 31",
    "leash_rule": "in public must be on leash, chain, or tether not exceeding 183 centimetres; off-leash at designated Creston off-leash dog park permitted",
    "max_animals": "4 companion animals (dogs, cats, potbellied pigs)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s.8.1 (dogs), s.10.1 (cats)",
    "licence_fee": "Fees and Charges Bylaw Schedule 2 (as referenced by s.8.3)",
    "leash_rule": "s.7.1(c), s.7.1(d)",
    "max_animals": "s.5.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/creston/animal-control/text-6332136e4f78/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/creston/animal-control/"
}