{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000111",
 "municipality": "Powell River",
 "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://powellriver.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 1979, 2003 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/89109/",
   "summary": "Regulates the keeping, licensing, and impoundment of animals within Powell River; prohibits animals at large and establishes animal shelter operations.",
   "capture_sha256": "305ad6ecc1beeaeace65cf7ffe4686636b34a4ffbd072cdefc0e50e4d09a65d9",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/305ad6ecc1beeaeace65cf7ffe4686636b34a4ffbd072cdefc0e50e4d09a65d9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$30.00; $24.00 if paid before March 1; $15.00 if moved in after June 30",
    "leash_rule": "dogs on highway or public place must be on leash or tether not exceeding two metres, under immediate care and control",
    "max_animals": "no more than three dogs, no more than one unspayed female",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding $2,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule B",
    "leash_rule": "s. 15",
    "max_animals": "s. 28",
    "fine_range": "s. 58"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/powell-river/animal-control/text-305ad6ecc1be/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/powell-river/animal-control/"
}