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 "municipality_id": "gx-001465",
 "municipality": "Chatham-Kent",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "https://www.chatham-kent.ca/Pages/default.aspx",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Responsible Animal Ownership By-law 170-2021",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.chatham-kent.ca/services/animals/Pages/Responsible-Animal-Ownership-By-law.aspx",
   "summary": "Official animal services page identifies Responsible Animal Ownership By-law 170-2021 and summarizes dog licensing, animal-at-large, kennel, tethering, animal-in-vehicle, and animal excrement requirements.",
   "capture_sha256": "6b4d622736c13cb4d60f70c5bf4758d19b5e4fd3aa9052f13e535922e07324b7",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6b4d622736c13cb4d60f70c5bf4758d19b5e4fd3aa9052f13e535922e07324b7.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must not run at large except on owner's premises, consented premises, off-leash parks, or when hunting.",
    "max_animals": "Maximum three dogs per premise; Maximum of five cats per premise."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Dogs four months of age and older are required to be licensed.",
    "leash_rule": "Dogs should not be allowed to run free at large except when",
    "max_animals": "Maximum three dogs per premise. Maximum of five cats."
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/chatham-kent/animal-control/text-6b4d622736c1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/chatham-kent/animal-control/"
}