{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003161",
 "municipality": "Stellarton",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.stellarton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Dog By-Law",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-04-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.stellarton.ca/by-laws-1/262-dog-bylaw-1/file.html",
   "summary": "Dog By-law (No. 2018-04-23) of the Town of Stellarton. Covers licensing, control, and definitions.",
   "capture_sha256": "41e0dde4a6413093f10b38486723f1fed6d5b9aee5c8e11cf319fb458e6ba597",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/41e0dde4a6413093f10b38486723f1fed6d5b9aee5c8e11cf319fb458e6ba597.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "In urban areas dog off owner's premises must be kept under control by harness or leash; otherwise deemed running at large (exceptions: SAR, service dog, designated off-leash park)",
    "fine_range": "$250.00-$5000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3",
    "leash_rule": "s. 13",
    "fine_range": "s. 33"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/stellarton/animal-control/text-41e0dde4a641/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/stellarton/animal-control/"
}