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 "municipality_id": "gx-000052",
 "municipality": "Houston",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.houston.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 1112 (2018)",
   "category": "animal_control",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://houston.civicweb.net/document/140896",
   "summary": "Regulates animal ownership, licensing, and control within the Village of Houston (2018, base bylaw).",
   "capture_sha256": "8e086d822ac460cdf28e9458d8ca109d20080d322a7849d9565e3ddfc87b75cb",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8e086d822ac460cdf28e9458d8ca109d20080d322a7849d9565e3ddfc87b75cb.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must be confined to premises or fixed to a leash when off premises.",
    "max_animals": "4 dogs",
    "fine_range": "up to $10,000"
   },
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    "licence_required": "s. 24",
    "leash_rule": "s. 28",
    "max_animals": "s. 25",
    "fine_range": "s. 78"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/houston/animal-control/text-8e086d822ac4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/houston/animal-control/"
}