{
 "answer": "In the Town of Erin, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by By-law 15-57 to license and regulate the keeping of dogs, verified 2026-10-23. A licence is required. Leash rule: Every owner shall keep dog leashed or under control off owner's property unless prior consent given.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001506",
 "municipality": "Erin",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.erin.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "document_url": "https://www.erin.ca/media/1200/15-57-regulate-dogs.pdf",
   "title": "By-law 15-57 to license and regulate the keeping of dogs",
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "adopted_date": "2015-12-15",
   "status": "adopted",
   "summary": "Erin requires a yearly dog licence by 31 March, with the fee set in the Town's Fees and Charges By-law; guide and police dogs are exempt. Dogs may not run at large and must be leashed or under control off the owner's property. Dogs at large are impounded for 3 days. Officers can issue muzzle orders.",
   "notes": "",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "15-57",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7c0b91b13fcc28a043b0350069046cfe64fc0c7f4ca2b3405cbef0ea31e58be3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Every owner shall keep dog leashed or under control off owner's property unless prior consent given."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1",
    "leash_rule": "s. 8.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/erin/animal-control/bylaw-15-57/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "document_url": "https://www.erin.ca/living-here/home-and-property/dog-licence",
   "title": "Dog Licence page",
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "status": "n/a",
   "summary": "Town dog licence page; licences via DocuPet.",
   "notes": "",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "0e7694b4feec8f922049d79afad5a89d1cf37334217d577c4043c0c51a93017f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0e7694b4feec8f922049d79afad5a89d1cf37334217d577c4043c0c51a93017f.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/erin/animal-control/dog-licence-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "document_url": "http://www.erin.ca/town-hall/town-hall/bylaws",
   "title": "Erin by-laws index",
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "status": "n/a",
   "summary": "By-law list linking dog by-law 15-57 and animal-keeping by-law 16-33.",
   "notes": "",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "2c3e7bbe2827124ad3a20e19c765b2526577791f098762a09102973280cb4a71",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-07T02:30:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2c3e7bbe2827124ad3a20e19c765b2526577791f098762a09102973280cb4a71.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/erin/zoning/bylaws-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/erin/animal-control/"
}