{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000075",
 "municipality": "Maple Ridge",
 "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://mapleridge.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/animal-control-and-licencing-bylaw-no-6908-2012",
   "summary": "Regulates animal control, licensing, and keeping of animals within Maple Ridge. 2012 bylaw.",
   "capture_sha256": "b4cc1ba574099eb863b3ff965085b7ead7ab29708cd71b691b34273ef35cb30b",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b4cc1ba574099eb863b3ff965085b7ead7ab29708cd71b691b34273ef35cb30b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$52/$68 unaltered; $25/$41 altered; $26/$34 unaltered senior; $12.50/$20.50 altered senior; $200/$270 aggressive (before/after Jan 31)",
    "leash_rule": "Animals (except cats) must not be At Large; dogs must be on leash and under effective control except in designated off-leash areas",
    "max_animals": "3 dogs maximum per parcel without kennel licence",
    "fine_range": "maximum per Offence Act (summary conviction)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 6.2.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule A",
    "leash_rule": "s. 7.1.1, s. 6.5.1",
    "max_animals": "s. 6.1.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 14.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/maple-ridge/animal-control/text-b4cc1ba57409/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/maple-ridge/animal-control/"
}