{
 "answer": "In the Township of Hamilton, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Enclosure must be at least 1.5 m high, fence not closer than 1.2 m from pool, gates self-closing with self-latching devices at top.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, electric wire, or material with similar dangerous characteristics; wood lattice prohibited.. Source: By-law Number 2026-20, Pool Enclosure By-law, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001544",
 "municipality": "Hamilton",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.hamiltontownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law Number 2026-20, Pool Enclosure By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-21",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/hamiltontownship-016-ca/media/vdgdtsiz/by-law-2026-20-pool-enclosure.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires enclosure of outdoor swimming pools holding water over 0.6m deep; enclosure min 1.5m high with specified mesh/gap and gate-latch requirements; repeals prior By-law 2019-34.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b119848d0a89e48abb66f2ae44f77423ad9a7e850a87232324767d0568c82e95",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b119848d0a89e48abb66f2ae44f77423ad9a7e850a87232324767d0568c82e95.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure must be at least 1.5 m high, fence not closer than 1.2 m from pool, gates self-closing with self-latching devices at top.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electric wire, or material with similar dangerous characteristics; wood lattice prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 1 General Provisions: \"without first obtaining a pool enclosure permit\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5 General Provisions; s. 7(c) General Provisions",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 6(c) General Provisions; s. 6(g) General Provisions"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hamilton-township/fences/text-b119848d0a89/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hamilton-township/fences/"
}