{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001526",
 "municipality": "Goderich",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Care and Control By-Law No. 63 of 2017",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.goderich.ca/media/iegl4hl0/63-2017-animal-control-by-law-accessible.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted Town of Goderich by-law regulating animal care and control, including licensing, leash, and impounding provisions. Opened PDF; confirmed Goderich By-Law No. 63 of 2017.",
   "capture_sha256": "e680585aff3e1836c52b94c38837ffbbdc584b11e8d28b22462d1ed54fb305bc",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e680585aff3e1836c52b94c38837ffbbdc584b11e8d28b22462d1ed54fb305bc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "No animal shall run at large. Leash max 1.8 meters. Cats exempt.",
    "max_animals": "4 total dogs and cats per dwelling unit",
    "fine_range": "$125.00 and $200.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1",
    "leash_rule": "s. 2.1; s. 1.34; s. 2.5",
    "max_animals": "s. 9.1",
    "fine_range": "'create set fines for violation of $125.00 and $200.00'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/goderich/animal-control/text-e680585aff3e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/goderich/animal-control/"
}