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 "municipality_id": "gx-003364",
 "municipality": "Lewisporte",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.lewisportecanada.com/",
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   "primary": true,
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   "title": "Lewisporte Animal Control Regulations",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2004-11-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.lewisporte.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Animal-Control-Regulations.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Lewisporte animal control regulations governing domestic animals within town limits. Adopted 16 November 2004; scanned image PDF with specific rules not extractable.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/920c51e61523906245e82d8054ab0a32c627e8dbd1f4839069175f35b02008b3.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$10.00 neutered/spayed dog; $30.00 un-neutered dog; $10.00 neutered/spayed cat; $20.00 un-neutered cat; $50.00 breeding license; $50.00 kennel license",
    "leash_rule": "Owner shall keep dog or cat safely tethered or penned up at all times except when under control of a person capable of controlling it",
    "fine_range": "minimum fine of $100 for first offence and minimum $200 for second and each subsequent offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3",
    "licence_fee": "s. 3(c)",
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    "fine_range": "s. 19"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/lewisporte/animal-control/text-920c51e61523/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/lewisporte/animal-control/"
}