{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Brooke-Alvinston, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by Animal Control By-law No. 32 of 2025, verified 2026-10-26. Fines: $200.00; $300.00; $500.00. A licence is required. Leash rule: No owner shall permit the animal / dog to run at large or fail to prohibit the animal / dog from running at large.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001437",
 "municipality": "Brooke-Alvinston",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://brookealvinston.com/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law No. 32 of 2025",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-09-11",
   "document_url": "https://brookealvinston.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Animal-Control.pdf",
   "summary": "Licensing, control and regulation of dogs; max 3 dogs per dwelling; fees: first dog $30, second $35, third unspayed $40, kennel $150, dangerous dog $225; set fines $200-$500 (at large $300, no licence for dangerous dog $500). Scanned, OCR.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "c560e41f4ba67ebf15a8a492068e6b7c693a484d4e61ae0ffd4d5efd1f789455",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "32",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c560e41f4ba67ebf15a8a492068e6b7c693a484d4e61ae0ffd4d5efd1f789455.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "First Dog License -- Neutered or Spayed $30.00; Second Dog License -- Neutered or Spayed $35.00; Third Dog License -- Not Neutered or Spayed $40.00; Dangerous Dog License $225.00; Guide Dog & Service Dog Licenses No Charge",
    "leash_rule": "No owner shall permit the animal / dog to run at large or fail to prohibit the animal / dog from running at large.",
    "max_animals": "three dogs",
    "fine_range": "$200.00; $300.00; $500.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 7.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 3.11",
    "max_animals": "s. 3.1",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"B\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brooke-alvinston/animal-control/bylaw-32/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 5 of 2017 Licence Dogs and Prohibit Running at Large",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "repealed",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://brookealvinston.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Animals-Running-at-Large.pdf",
   "summary": "Earlier dog licensing / at-large by-law still posted; likely superseded by 32 of 2025 (leash under 3 m control).",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "22096ce297f0e3ae4382852a12d6939e9a68c9e22be8edbb5ba5ff735e4c33dc",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "5",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/22096ce297f0e3ae4382852a12d6939e9a68c9e22be8edbb5ba5ff735e4c33dc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brooke-alvinston/animal-control/bylaw-5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal bylaws index",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://brookealvinston.com/residents/municipal-bylaws/",
   "summary": "Index listing both animal by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "dfba937b3bca9c3db202be90c08f56442b08705b2c34f95e26750b9284c60cee",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dfba937b3bca9c3db202be90c08f56442b08705b2c34f95e26750b9284c60cee.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brooke-alvinston/property-maintenance/municipal-by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/brooke-alvinston/animal-control/"
}