{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000089",
 "municipality": "North Cowichan",
 "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.northcowichan.ca/",
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   "title": "Animal Responsibility Bylaw",
   "category": "animal_control",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/Animal%20Responsibility%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs ownership and control of animals including dogs; sets licensing, leashing, and dangerous-animal requirements.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0fbc94dd93c5cbf88bf7363530f4253efbd9f8f8b8a183700d03171d0da45e05.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "Fee prescribed in Fees Bylaw (amount not stated in this bylaw)",
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must be on leash not exceeding 6 feet held by a Competent Person in public places; off-leash permitted in designated areas listed in Schedule B",
    "max_animals": "No more than 3 dogs over 8 weeks and no more than 5 cats over 12 weeks (max 6 companion animals total); kennel licence required for 4+ dogs",
    "fine_range": "Not more than $10,000 per offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 41",
    "licence_fee": "s. 42",
    "leash_rule": "s. 29; s. 31",
    "max_animals": "s. 3; s. 56",
    "fine_range": "s. 112"
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/north-cowichan/animal-control/text-0fbc94dd93c5/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/north-cowichan/animal-control/"
}