{
 "answer": "In the Town of Essex, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by Town of Essex Animal Control By-law No. 1966, verified 2026-10-23. Fines: Schedule \"D\" set fines: $125.00, $150.00, $200.00, $250.00, $300.00, $500.00. A licence is required. Leash rule: No Dog shall Run at Large; off the Owner's Premises, a Dog must be on a Leash not exceeding two (2) metres.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001509",
 "municipality": "Essex",
 "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.essex.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "document_url": "http://www.essex.ca/media/i3ac4jym/by-law-no-1966-animal-control-signed.pdf",
   "title": "Town of Essex Animal Control By-law No. 1966",
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "status": "adopted",
   "summary": "Licences and controls animals in Essex: dog licensing with fee schedule (about $21.10 per dog early, $42.20 later), running at large, dangerous dogs, prohibited species, livestock, abandonment; set fines mostly $200-$500. Scanned PDF, OCR read.",
   "notes": "",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "83968896e93217b04afe21378331d4f506d6dc75e97edaf95e5310229bde2e1b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1966",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/83968896e93217b04afe21378331d4f506d6dc75e97edaf95e5310229bde2e1b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "No Dog shall Run at Large; off the Owner's Premises, a Dog must be on a Leash not exceeding two (2) metres.",
    "max_animals": "three (3) Dogs",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"D\" set fines: $125.00, $150.00, $200.00, $250.00, $300.00, $500.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "3.1.1",
    "leash_rule": "3.6.1; 3.6.5",
    "max_animals": "3.4.1",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"D\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/animal-control/bylaw-1966/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "document_url": "http://www.essex.ca/town-hall/bylaws/",
   "title": "Essex by-laws index",
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "status": "n/a",
   "summary": "Town by-law list linking Animal Control By-law 1966, the older By-law 1606 (2017) and Kennel Licensing By-law 2221.",
   "notes": "",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "0de67736a7d73d40d138055dc573396f2dd6773f12bbac02c348762c2126117e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T01:02:49+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0de67736a7d73d40d138055dc573396f2dd6773f12bbac02c348762c2126117e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/noise/essex-by-laws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/essex/animal-control/"
}