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 "municipality_id": "gx-001419",
 "municipality": "Belleville",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "http://www.city.belleville.on.ca/",
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   "title": "Animal Licensing and Control By-law",
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   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-12-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.belleville.ca/home-and-property/by-law-and-animal-services/commonly-requested-by-laws/",
   "summary": "Official Belleville animal-control by-law text for licensing, regulation, and registration of dogs within the city.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
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    "leash_rule": "No owner shall cause or permit his or her dog to run at large.",
    "max_animals": "three (3) dogs"
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   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Section 3 - Licensing",
    "leash_rule": "Section 8 - Running at Large",
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/belleville/animal-control/text-47395e3d9317/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/belleville/animal-control/"
}