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 "municipality_id": "gx-001401",
 "municipality": "Amherstburg",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
 "official_website": "https://www.amherstburg.ca/en/index.aspx",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2022-008 - Keeping of Animals (Animal Care and Control)",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://www.amherstburg.ca/media/iv1o4ub3/2022-008-keeping-of-animals-rm.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted by-law regulating the keeping, care and control of animals within the Town of Amherstburg.",
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   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9be3c50aee9a5355cb2c624bc757f095f5eef25ac920663d85b980975fb95f0f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
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    "licence_fee": "Spayed/Neutered: $16 (Jan-Apr), $26 (After Apr 30); Senior: $11/$21; Unaltered: $26/$36; Senior Unaltered: $21/$31; Personal Assistance: $0",
    "leash_rule": "Dogs prohibited from running at large; must be on leash not exceeding 1.8 metres off premises, except designated off-leash areas.",
    "max_animals": "3 dogs"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 10.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 6.1; s. 6.2; s. 4.8",
    "max_animals": "s. 4.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/amherstburg/animal-control/text-9be3c50aee9a/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/amherstburg/animal-control/"
}