{
 "answer": "In the Township of Greater Madawaska, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m (5 feet) height; gates self-closing and self-latching, placed at top and inside of gate.; prohibited materials: No barbed wire nor device for projecting an electric current.. Source: By-Law 51-2023 - Being a By-Law of the Corporation of the Township of Greater Madawaska to regulate the fencing, care, and operation of privately owned swimming pools, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001531",
 "municipality": "Greater Madawaska",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.greatermadawaska.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law 51-2023 - Being a By-Law of the Corporation of the Township of Greater Madawaska to regulate the fencing, care, and operation of privately owned swimming pools",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-09-21",
   "document_url": "https://www.greatermadawaska.com/media/0ejdgsml/51-2023-swimming-pools.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires every privately owned swimming pool (any artificial body of water more than 0.61 m / 24 inches deep) to be surrounded by an approved fence and gates, with a permit from the Building Official certifying the fence and gate design obtained before excavation. Fences must be at least 1.5 m (5 ft) high measured from the ground; chain link",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "3e70bac274fe6ddd5f01ebad112822d11336d14e411ea726b1618402227bf13a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3e70bac274fe6ddd5f01ebad112822d11336d14e411ea726b1618402227bf13a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m (5 feet) height; gates self-closing and self-latching, placed at top and inside of gate.",
    "prohibited_materials": "No barbed wire nor device for projecting an electric current."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2(b): \"Every owner of the property shall obtain a permit from the Building Official\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 2(c): \"minimum height extending from the ground or floor of 1.5 m (5 feet)\"; s. 2(h): \"self-closing and self-latching devices placed at the top and on the inside of the gate\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2(d): \"No barbed wire nor device for projecting an electric current shall form part of any such fence or gate\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/greater-madawaska/fences/text-3e70bac274fe/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/greater-madawaska/fences/"
}