{
 "answer": "In the Town of Cobalt, Ontario, pool enclosure: Enclosure required not less than 153 centimetres (60 inches) high. Gates must have self-closing and self-latching devices.. Source: Swimming Pool Fence By-Law 2022-19, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001471",
 "municipality": "Cobalt",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.cobalt.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Fence By-Law 2022-19",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-08-16",
   "document_url": "https://cobalt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/By-Law-2022-19-Swimming-Pool-Fence-signed.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires owners of privately-owned outdoor pools to erect and maintain an enclosure fence at least 153 cm (60 in) high with self-closing/latching gate and limited opening sizes, to prevent unsupervised pool access.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "8eb92a22789d758ea287dd335ea38c4784e1463c1ac435cb3d1965f441e320a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8eb92a22789d758ea287dd335ea38c4784e1463c1ac435cb3d1965f441e320a1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure required not less than 153 centimetres (60 inches) high. Gates must have self-closing and self-latching devices."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "pool_enclosure": "Schedule \"A\" s. 4.1; s. 4.8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/cobalt/fences/text-8eb92a22789d/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/cobalt/fences/"
}