{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003546",
 "municipality": "Iqaluit",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Nunavut",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-04",
 "official_website": "https://iqaluit.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Domesticated Animal Control By-law No. 924",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://iqaluit.ca/sites/default/files/by-law_924_domesticated_animal_control_eng.pdf",
   "summary": "By-law of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Iqaluit, Nunavut, for the regulation and control of animals in the City. Defines animals, animal-care societies, enforcement officers, muzzling, and the municipal animal shelter. Scanned PDF; OCR confirms title and definitions.",
   "capture_sha256": "a9c5da9971f34f9253d059982ad60fca1253a7de8313c8c3d23e8645758b125c",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a9c5da9971f34f9253d059982ad60fca1253a7de8313c8c3d23e8645758b125c.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "No fee for dogs or cats (altered/unaltered/under 4 months); Vicious Animal License $250.00; replacement tag $15.00; replacement tag for Vicious Animal $150.00",
    "leash_rule": "Owner shall ensure animal is not Running at Large; animal off property must be under control/supervised by person 18+ and securely tethered/leashed; dogs must be on a leash when off owner's property",
    "max_animals": "A household shall have no more than three (3) dogs over the age of four (4) months (suckling puppies excepted)",
    "fine_range": "fine not exceeding $2,000 individual / $10,000 corporation; Schedule D specified penalties $75-$1,000; default contravention $200.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 9.1; s. 31.1(f),(g); Schedule \"T\"",
    "max_animals": "s. 3.5",
    "fine_range": "s. 36.2; s. 36.3; s. 34.1; Schedule \"D\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nu/iqaluit/animal-control/text-a9c5da9971f3/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nu/iqaluit/animal-control/"
}