{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001387",
 "municipality": "Virden",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Manitoba",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "https://www.virden.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law No. 2614 Animal Control By-Law",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://virden.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Animal%20Control%20Bylaw(1).pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates animal control in the Town of Virden.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T06:11:20+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5eb6b8c23c3111260561ee5b8cf41f56718affea663084a10dfc03114d71d75e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$5.00 spayed/neutered; $10.00 male/female; $250.00 dangerous dog",
    "leash_rule": "Animals must not run at large. Dogs on public property must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet and under effective control.",
    "max_animals": "4 dogs over 4 months; 4 cats over 3 months",
    "fine_range": "$20-$75 general; $25 heat; $50-$100 excrement; $500 damage; $100-$2500 livestock; $50-$100 restricted; $100-$500 interference"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 5(1)",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 7(1)(a); s. 7(1)(j); s. 9(2)",
    "max_animals": "s. 10(1)(a); s. 10(1)(b)",
    "fine_range": "s. 21"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/virden/animal-control/text-5eb6b8c23c31/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/virden/animal-control/"
}