{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000086",
 "municipality": "New Denver",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://newdenver.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://newdenver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Animal-Control-Bylaw-Amendments.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping of animals within the Village, including licensing, leashing, impoundment, and enforcement of animal control rules.",
   "capture_sha256": "db14de23e2dbbaf8eb80dd447650a2b7b7d62cbc1893105be99b1c974838645e",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/db14de23e2dbbaf8eb80dd447650a2b7b7d62cbc1893105be99b1c974838645e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "neutered/spayed: $25.00; unspayed/unneutered: $50.00; $15.00 reduction if licensed before January 31 or within 30 days of acquisition",
    "leash_rule": "no person shall walk a dog within the municipality without a leash being firmly affixed at all times except in designated leash-free zone (dike area south of Carpenter Creek, west of Highway 6)",
    "max_animals": "three or more dogs deemed a kennel; kennel permit required; annual fee $5.00 per dog in addition to licence fees",
    "fine_range": "not less than $25.00 plus costs"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 14",
    "licence_fee": "s. 10(a)(b)(c)",
    "leash_rule": "s. 17 (as amended by BL 598, 2006)",
    "max_animals": "s. 11",
    "fine_range": "s. 40"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/new-denver/animal-control/text-db14de23e2db/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/new-denver/animal-control/"
}