{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000092",
 "municipality": "North Vancouver",
 "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.dnv.org/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Dog Tax and Regulation Bylaw 5981",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%205981.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates dog licensing, commercial dog walkers, aggressive dogs, seizure and impounding within the District of North Vancouver.",
   "capture_sha256": "0d241d8cb937136bf68aeac5cdf1287b3613b98780a9f7daa86b6babfdc95e49",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0d241d8cb937136bf68aeac5cdf1287b3613b98780a9f7daa86b6babfdc95e49.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "dogs on street/public place must be on leash not more than 2.5 metres, or off leash where permitted per Schedule A",
    "max_animals": "more than three dogs prohibited without business licence for veterinarian/pet care/animal shelter",
    "fine_range": "fail to licence $150; dog at large $100; keeping >3 dogs $100; conviction $1,000-$50,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1, s. 8(a)",
    "leash_rule": "s. 8(c)",
    "max_animals": "s. 8(f)",
    "fine_range": "s. 14, s. 15(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/animal-control/text-0d241d8cb937/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/animal-control/"
}