{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001403",
 "municipality": "Armstrong",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "http://www.armstrongtownship.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-Law 2022-47",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-01-11",
   "document_url": "https://armstrongtownship.com/uploads/documents/by-laws/By-Law%202022-47%20Animal%20Control%20-%20Second%20and%20Final%20Reading%20and%20repeal%202006-18.pdf",
   "summary": "Official Township of Armstrong animal control by-law PDF from the council by-laws page.",
   "capture_sha256": "14e4688d236f7f1b41ade78c2685c344594a31ba54757bab9c27665668869110",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/14e4688d236f7f1b41ade78c2685c344594a31ba54757bab9c27665668869110.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$10 spayed/neutered before Feb 1; $20 unfixed before Feb 1; $20 spayed/neutered Feb 1-Dec 31; $30 Feb 1-Dec 31; $5 replacement tag",
    "leash_rule": "Dogs/cats must be on a leash not more than 2 meters in length and under effective control when off premises.",
    "max_animals": "Rural/ag: 4 dogs, 6 cats; Other zones: 2 dogs, 3 cats, or 4 combined",
    "fine_range": "Not more than $5,000.00; set fines $25-$500 in Appendix 2"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Section 3.2",
    "licence_fee": "Appendix \"1\" of Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "Section 4.3.4",
    "max_animals": "Section 4.2.1",
    "fine_range": "Section 12.1; Appendix \"2\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/armstrong/animal-control/text-14e4688d236f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/armstrong/animal-control/"
}