{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003088",
 "municipality": "Miramichi",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-07",
 "official_website": "http://www.miramichi.org/en/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law No. 8 — A By-Law Respecting Animal Control",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-06-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.miramichi.org/s/By-Law8Final-AnimalControl-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs animal control in the City of Miramichi; ordained and enacted 25 June 2007. Covers licensing, leash rules and general animal control.",
   "capture_sha256": "d4b0ca8a2de8584f28585c89adefce9398245ca71e1e461a55ab06bc8bcdda12",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-07T16:30:53+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d4b0ca8a2de8584f28585c89adefce9398245ca71e1e461a55ab06bc8bcdda12.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$10.00 neutered male or spayed female (proof required); $25.00 unspayed female or unneutered male; no fee for service dogs",
    "leash_rule": "Animal not secured by leash of maximum 2 metres in public place or private property other than owner's is running at large.",
    "max_animals": "More than two dogs requires a kennel licence",
    "fine_range": "not less than $50.00 and not more than $200.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3(1)",
    "licence_fee": "s. 3(1)(b)(i), (ii), (iii)",
    "leash_rule": "s. 1 \"running at large\"",
    "max_animals": "s. 4(1)",
    "fine_range": "s. 14(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/miramichi/animal-control/text-d4b0ca8a2de8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/miramichi/animal-control/"
}