{
 "answer": "In the Township of Bonfield, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet); max height front: 1.20 metres (4 Feet); pool enclosure: Minimum 1.22 m (4 ft) height fence/wall around pool; gates self-closing with self-latching device at top on pool side.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire or sharp materials (except industrial/commercial zones at ≥1.80 m); electric current conductors prohibited.. Source: By-law 2004-29 – Prescribing the Height and Description of Lawful Fences (Bonfield & Rutherglen), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001425",
 "municipality": "Bonfield",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.bonfieldtownship.com/",
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   "title": "By-law 2004-29 – Prescribing the Height and Description of Lawful Fences (Bonfield & Rutherglen)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-04-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.bonfieldtownship.com/media/mh5lp0sp/2004-29-prescribing-fence-heights.pdf",
   "summary": "In the hamlets of Bonfield and Rutherglen: fence max 1.8m (6ft) in rear/side yards, 1.2m (4ft) in front yard (3.04m/10ft for industrial/commercial/utility uses); bans barbed wire on residential fences. Township-wide, swimming pool enclosures must be min 1.22m (4ft) high with self-closing, self-latching gates.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b0b712716e8dff04c7956ca42c51176196ca0008b8f3504e1de514171a06ec23.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 metres (6 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1.20 metres (4 Feet)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.22 m (4 ft) height fence/wall around pool; gates self-closing with self-latching device at top on pool side.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or sharp materials (except industrial/commercial zones at ≥1.80 m); electric current conductors prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.1: \"greater than 1.8 metres (6 feet) in height in any rear yard or side yard\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.1: \"greater than 1.20 metres (4 Feet) in a front yard\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 7.1(b), s. 7.2(c)(d): \"minimum of 1.22 metres (4 feet) in height\"; gates \"equipped with a self closing device\" and \"self latching device placed at the top and on the pool side\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.1: \"No person shall use any barbed wire or other barbed or sharp materials\"; s. 5.2: \"fence...used as a conductor of an electrical current\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bonfield/fences/text-b0b712716e8d/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/bonfield/fences/"
}