{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001469",
 "municipality": "Clarington",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "http://www.clarington.net",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Responsible Pet Owners By-law, consolidated",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.clarington.net/community-and-people/animal-services/",
   "summary": "Official animal services page identifies the Responsible Pet Owners bylaw among animal-related bylaws enforced by Clarington Animal Services.",
   "capture_sha256": "7f8579e89adaee7f65f9eb7d044c12784f7bce9a2905f08f24bd12c404caf889",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7f8579e89adaee7f65f9eb7d044c12784f7bce9a2905f08f24bd12c404caf889.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "leash_rule": "Pets, including cats, must always be on a leash when off the owner's property; dogs must be leashed in all parks except leash-free dog parks.",
    "max_animals": "more than three dogs and three unaltered cats without a special permit",
    "fine_range": "a fine up to $5,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "leash_rule": "\"must always be on a leash when off the owner's property\"",
    "max_animals": "\"No person shall keep more than three dogs and three unaltered cats on a property without a special permit\"",
    "fine_range": "\"is liable to a fine up to $5,000\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/clarington/animal-control/text-7f8579e89ada/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/clarington/animal-control/"
}