{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003499",
 "municipality": "Winterton",
 "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://winterton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town Council of Winterton Municipal Regulations (Animal Control)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-11-02",
   "document_url": "https://winterton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Council_Policybook_OCT2021_.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires all animals to be properly tethered or confined. Animals outside owner premises must be leashed and accompanied by a person capable of controlling them. Adopted November 1, 2012; effective November 2, 2012.",
   "capture_sha256": "60b68eecf7443c866fa97c2a3910cc01a42633aba7359f20bebcabed9f4f76b3",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/60b68eecf7443c866fa97c2a3910cc01a42633aba7359f20bebcabed9f4f76b3.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "leash_rule": "All animals must be properly tethered at all times or confined to the enclosed premises of the owner; when outside, must be on a leash and accompanied by a person capable of controlling and restraining the animal"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "leash_rule": "s. 7.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/winterton/animal-control/text-60b68eecf744/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/winterton/animal-control/"
}