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 "municipality_id": "gx-000037",
 "municipality": "Fernie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://fernie.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 2436, 2021",
   "category": "animal_control",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/127927",
   "summary": "Governs animal ownership and responsibility for residents of the City of Fernie. Updated 2024.",
   "capture_sha256": "7a62ba4e3e5451d2cf80149e802e685bcf6a8d41432afa055a28eb7f7e6db123",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7a62ba4e3e5451d2cf80149e802e685bcf6a8d41432afa055a28eb7f7e6db123.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$15.00 neutered/spayed dog; $35.00 unneutered/unspayed dog",
    "leash_rule": "must be on leash on sidewalk, highway, boulevard, school ground, playground, park, or other Public Place",
    "max_animals": "three (3) Dogs",
    "fine_range": "not more than $1,000 ticket; $500–$10,000 prosecution"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s.4.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule A",
    "leash_rule": "s.5.1(a)",
    "max_animals": "s.14.7",
    "fine_range": "s.15.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fernie/animal-control/text-7a62ba4e3e54/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fernie/animal-control/"
}