{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001406",
 "municipality": "Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
 "official_website": "http://www.acwtownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 30-2022 - Animal Control",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://acwtownship.ca/content/government/by-laws/animal-control/30-2022-animal-control.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted by-law to regulate animal care and control within the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh.",
   "capture_sha256": "5b2ae7484a31a0a2d31ae983b857404a1b83b88326abb9c011d395c54c072f18",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5b2ae7484a31a0a2d31ae983b857404a1b83b88326abb9c011d395c54c072f18.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_fee": "$100.00 Vicious Dog; $100.00 Pit Bull; $150.00 Kennel Licence",
    "leash_rule": "No person shall permit a Dog to run at large. Control means on a leash max 6 feet (1.8 metres).",
    "max_animals": "Urban: 2 dogs (max 5 cats/dogs); Rural: 5 dogs",
    "fine_range": "Min $250.00; Max $25,000.00 (1st); Max $50,000.00 (subsequent)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_fee": "Schedule C",
    "leash_rule": "s. 8.1; s. 8.6",
    "max_animals": "s. 4.2; s. 4.3",
    "fine_range": "s. 16.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/ashfieldcolbornewawanosh/animal-control/text-5b2ae7484a31/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/ashfieldcolbornewawanosh/animal-control/"
}