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 "municipality_id": "gx-003125",
 "municipality": "Antigonish",
 "status_type": "County municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://antigonishcounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 01-2024 Respecting Commercial Dog Care and Kennel Facilities",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://antigonishcounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/By-law-01-2024-Commercial-Dog-Care-and-Kennel-Facilities.pdf",
   "summary": "By-law 01-2024 of the Municipality of the County of Antigonish regulating commercial dog care and kennel facilities. PDF opened and confirmed.",
   "capture_sha256": "e0e14b96501cc8c0a42c7e8e468a46961e82e9f24f13c1b5cfc85b8d86fd4052",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e0e14b96501cc8c0a42c7e8e468a46961e82e9f24f13c1b5cfc85b8d86fd4052.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "max_animals": "Max dogs limited by kennel building size at ratio of 5.5 square metres per dog",
    "fine_range": "$1,000-$10,000 and up to two months imprisonment in default"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.1",
    "max_animals": "s. 5.3",
    "fine_range": "s. 6.3 Punishment"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/antigonish-county-municipality/animal-control/text-e0e14b96501c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 03-2019 Respecting the Responsible Ownership of Dogs",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://antigonishcounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/By-law-03-2019-Amending-Dogs-Signed-and-Sealed-1.pdf",
   "summary": "By-law 03-2019 of the Municipality of the County of Antigonish respecting responsible dog ownership (licensing, control). PDF opened and confirmed; registration/seal date left blank in document.",
   "capture_sha256": "e5b46bcbc2a741449bc3f0ca5b82625c29051516f880d5450855f65ea70becff",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e5b46bcbc2a741449bc3f0ca5b82625c29051516f880d5450855f65ea70becff.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "leash_rule": "Off owner's property, dog must be under control by harness or leash; not running at large; tethered dog that can leave property = at large",
    "fine_range": "Not less than $300 and not more than $10,000; up to 30 days imprisonment in default"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "leash_rule": "s. 5.1; s. 3.6",
    "fine_range": "s. 18.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/antigonish-county-municipality/animal-control/text-e5b46bcbc2a7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/antigonish-county-municipality/animal-control/"
}