{
 "answer": "In the Town of Collingwood, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by Animal Control By-law No. 2012-016 (consolidated, amended by 2024-052), verified 2026-10-19. A licence is required. Leash rule: No owner of a dog shall allow their dog to run at large. Max animals: 3 dogs per residential dwelling unit or commercial/industrial/institutional structure; 6 cats per residential dwelling unit.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001476",
 "municipality": "Collingwood",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://www.collingwood.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/town-services/documents/animal-control-law",
   "title": "Animal Control By-law No. 2012-016 (consolidated, amended by 2024-052)",
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "status": "unknown",
   "summary": "Collingwood requires every dog over six months to have a licence, renewed yearly, with the fee set in the Fees and Services By-law (free for service dogs). Dogs may not run at large or trespass, even on a leash. Kennels need a licence. Impounded dogs can be redeemed within 3 days. Fines up to $5,000.",
   "notes": "HTML consolidated page; text not fully read",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "cc6688aa299500cfcd6f42924d2cd08ac8530934f303fee182f739ee69c6ff3e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2012-016",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cc6688aa299500cfcd6f42924d2cd08ac8530934f303fee182f739ee69c6ff3e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "Per dog $30.00; Per dog spayed/neutered or micro chipped (with documentation) $25.00; Per dog spayed/neutered and micro chipped (with documentation) $20.00; Per 3rd Licensed dog $40.00; Payment after March 15 - Penalty Surcharge $10.00; New dog after July 1 $20.00; Service Dogs No Charge; Replacement tag $5.00",
    "leash_rule": "No owner of a dog shall allow their dog to run at large.",
    "max_animals": "3 dogs per residential dwelling unit or commercial/industrial/institutional structure; 6 cats per residential dwelling unit",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding $5,000; minimum fine shall not exceed $500 and maximum fine shall not exceed $100,000; continuous offences not exceeding $10,000; multiple offences not exceeding $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 6.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule A",
    "leash_rule": "s. 10.1",
    "max_animals": "s. 8.1; s. 16.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 23.1; s. 23.3; s. 23.4; s. 23.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/collingwood/animal-control/bylaw-2012-016/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/collingwood/animal-control/"
}