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 "answer": "In the Township of Algonquin Highlands, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by By-law 2024-18 Regulate Keeping and Control of Dogs, verified 2026-10-23. Fines: Administrative penalty $100.00; Schedule \"A\" set fines $150.00, $200.00, $300.00. A licence is required. Leash rule: No Owner shall have a dog on public property unless the dog is leashed and under control.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001398",
 "municipality": "Algonquin Highlands",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.algonquinhighlands.ca/",
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   "title": "By-law 2024-18 Regulate Keeping and Control of Dogs",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-09-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.algonquinhighlands.ca/media/rwcbct1y/2024-18-dog-control-by-law-acc.pdf",
   "summary": "Dog licence required (fail to licence fine $150); dogs must be leashed, running at large fine $150; kennel is more than 3 dogs; muzzle orders, impoundment, set fines $100-$300. Scanned PDF, read by OCR.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "document_number": "2024-18",
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    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "No Owner shall have a dog on public property unless the dog is leashed and under control.",
    "fine_range": "Administrative penalty $100.00; Schedule \"A\" set fines $150.00, $200.00, $300.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1",
    "leash_rule": "s. 4.6",
    "fine_range": "s. 10.2; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/algonquin-highlands/animal-control/bylaw-2024-18/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Services and Control page",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.algonquinhighlands.ca/our-community/animal-services-and-control/",
   "summary": "Township animal services page linked from by-laws index; online dog licence application form linked (not opened).",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "924a0e301b5ef4aa46f71cdb116b88124af49e71c1de24efba47e3287ae1a50c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/924a0e301b5ef4aa46f71cdb116b88124af49e71c1de24efba47e3287ae1a50c.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/algonquin-highlands/animal-control/animal-services-and-control-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws and Policies index",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.algonquinhighlands.ca/municipal-services/by-laws-and-policies/",
   "summary": "By-law index listing the dog control by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "a459b516b78520e509804a01095dbd5101e695f47c3e71bbae0c0341420cf4c2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a459b516b78520e509804a01095dbd5101e695f47c3e71bbae0c0341420cf4c2.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/algonquin-highlands/property-maintenance/by-laws-and-policies-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/algonquin-highlands/animal-control/"
}