{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001392",
 "municipality": "Adelaide Metcalfe",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
 "official_website": "https://www.adelaidemetcalfe.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law 44 of 2023 - Animal Control By-Law",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-07-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.adelaidemetcalfe.on.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/2023-44%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted Township of Adelaide Metcalfe by-law to regulate and govern animals including exotic animals; passed 17 July 2023; repeals 26-2016 and 36-2009. Confirmed via OCR.",
   "capture_sha256": "82dc070cd30a09c0e15c30d53733415b4d6c58c1f2bc04ffb0afad1427d7053e",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/82dc070cd30a09c0e15c30d53733415b4d6c58c1f2bc04ffb0afad1427d7053e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs/cats must be leashed (max 3m) or confined when off owner's property, unless in designated off-leash area or with landowner consent.",
    "max_animals": "3 dogs; 4 cats; 12 rabbits (max 2 over 6 months); 4 per species household pet",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding $5,000, exclusive of costs"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.1",
    "leash_rule": "s. 7.8; s. 2.25; s. 7.5",
    "max_animals": "s. 5.1; s. 6.1; s. 11.6; s. 11.11",
    "fine_range": "s. 13.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/adelaide-metcalfe/animal-control/text-82dc070cd30a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/adelaide-metcalfe/animal-control/"
}