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 "municipality_id": "gx-000130",
 "municipality": "Smithers",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.smithers.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw No. 1780 Animal Control and Licencing",
   "category": "animal_control",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://www.smithers.ca/sites/default/files/2022-03/Bylaw_No._1780_Animal_Control_and_Licencing.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates animal ownership, licensing, and control within the Town of Smithers.",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4665b8897104b651f7abf93203b0aad194aad4414f531473fc7ea8f650fa20df.pdf",
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    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$15.00 neutered/spayed; $50.00 intact; $300.00 dangerous; $150.00 aggressive",
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must not run at large. On highways or public places, dogs must be secured on a leash to a responsible person.",
    "max_animals": "six (6) hens (residential); twelve (12) hens (P-1); twelve (12) poultry per 0.4 ha (A-1/R-7)",
    "fine_range": "$100.00 to $5,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 5.1; s. 2.1",
    "max_animals": "s. 6-3(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 9.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/smithers/animal-control/text-4665b8897104/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/smithers/animal-control/"
}