{
 "answer": "In the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by Animal Care and Control By-law 2017-22 (regulate keeping of animals, responsible pet ownership, registration of dogs and cats), verified 2026-10-23. A licence is required. Leash rule: No Owner of a Dog or Cat shall cause, allow or permit a Dog or Cat he or she Owns to be At Large. Max animals: more than two Unaltered Dogs or more than two Unaltered Cats.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001533",
 "municipality": "Greater Sudbury",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.greatersudbury.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
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   "title": "Animal Care and Control By-law 2017-22 (regulate keeping of animals, responsible pet ownership, registration of dogs and cats)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-01-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.greatersudbury.ca/live/animal-services-and-wildlife/pdfs/animal-control-bylaw/",
   "summary": "Dogs and cats must be licensed; At Large rules and leash definition (1 m); max two unaltered dogs per premises (plus kennel exceptions); rabbit and poultry limits; impoundment. In force 1 March 2017.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "125bd8f1c51a02302ef2ffb353bc65b3315bb402d0aa82fbcc7a3a598c60ea28",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2017-22",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/125bd8f1c51a02302ef2ffb353bc65b3315bb402d0aa82fbcc7a3a598c60ea28.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "No Owner of a Dog or Cat shall cause, allow or permit a Dog or Cat he or she Owns to be At Large",
    "max_animals": "more than two Unaltered Dogs or more than two Unaltered Cats"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 6(1)",
    "leash_rule": "s. 17(1)",
    "max_animals": "s. 16(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/greater-sudbury/animal-control/bylaw-2017-22/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Care and Control By-law page",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.greatersudbury.ca/live/animal-services-and-wildlife/animal-care-and-control-by-law/",
   "summary": "City page hosting the by-law PDF.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "70b2223f8658c39c5f631cae015e28ccd65b1db1adeafecdf33e4c48df9297b3",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/70b2223f8658c39c5f631cae015e28ccd65b1db1adeafecdf33e4c48df9297b3.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/greater-sudbury/animal-control/animal-care-and-control-by-law-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Licences and Tags (Greater Sudbury)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.greatersudbury.ca/live/animal-services-and-wildlife/animal-licences-and-tags/",
   "summary": "2026 dog/cat licence fees: 1-year $30-$54, 3-year $71-$137, lifetime $137-$330 (spay/neuter and senior rates); licence within 7 days of ownership.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "4f7e91d74211361d946b72964d54aed25e5044e1cb680db38e3c6c0fb16b84ef",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4f7e91d74211361d946b72964d54aed25e5044e1cb680db38e3c6c0fb16b84ef.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/greater-sudbury/animal-control/animal-licences-and-tags/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City By-laws index",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.greatersudbury.ca/city-hall/bylaws/",
   "summary": "By-law index linking Animal Care and Control By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "bdc7673b81576cfe0c1e8986e104709cdd155b81d9fbb6d5e81132ccff697041",
   "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/bdc7673b81576cfe0c1e8986e104709cdd155b81d9fbb6d5e81132ccff697041.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/greater-sudbury/noise/by-laws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/greater-sudbury/animal-control/"
}