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 "municipality_id": "gx-000151",
 "municipality": "Victoria",
 "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://www.victoria.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Responsibility Bylaw",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/animal-responsibility-bylaw-consolidated-11-044",
   "summary": "Regulates the keeping, licensing, and control of animals in Victoria, including dog licensing, leash requirements, and animal impoundment.",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c3d35846db3f580d82698378e473646a2848a1f3f838541d079ecbb36a5bcf7d.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$30.00 sterilized; $40.00 unsterilized; $20.00 late purchase",
    "leash_rule": "Dog must be firmly held on leash not exceeding 2.4 m or retractable lead 8 m in public places.",
    "max_animals": "6 dogs or cats, or combination greater than six"
   },
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    "licence_required": "s. 32(1)",
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    "leash_rule": "s. 19(1)",
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   },
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/victoria/animal-control/"
}