{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Central Elgin, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Completely enclosed by fence not less than 1.2m height. Gates must have self-closing and self-latching devices.. Source: By-law No. 1906 - Pool Fence By-law, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001454",
 "municipality": "Central Elgin",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.centralelgin.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 1906 - Pool Fence By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-09-14",
   "document_url": "https://centralelgin-002-ca.govstack.com/media/bdthytsc/by-law-1906-pool-fence-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires privately owned outdoor swimming pools to be enclosed by a fence at least 1.2m (48 in) high with a self-latching gate, to prevent unsupervised access.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6d8efa7931af62928ca245f149030035069d4db33f719af514b7d8b23ce42a8a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Completely enclosed by fence not less than 1.2m height. Gates must have self-closing and self-latching devices."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 10, 17(a), 20(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/central-elgin/fences/text-6d8efa7931af/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/central-elgin/fences/"
}