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 "municipality_id": "gx-001516",
 "municipality": "French River",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "https://www.frenchriver.ca/",
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   "title": "Responsible Animal Ownership By-law 2023-45",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "summary": "French River by-law to regulate, license, and control animals, including dog licensing, animal limits, and pet waste rules.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4c581b07344bda74aa05767b74fb2693261a93303f50f6fb72bd274cac871464.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "No dog shall run at large; off premises requires control by leash no more than two metres.",
    "max_animals": "3 dogs over 6 months without kennel licence; 5 cats over 6 months",
    "fine_range": "$50.00 to $600.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1",
    "leash_rule": "s. 6.2; s. 2.2",
    "max_animals": "s. 3.16; s. 3.17",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"E\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/french-river/animal-control/text-4c581b07344b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/french-river/animal-control/"
}