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 "municipality_id": "gx-001550",
 "municipality": "Havelock-Belmont-Methuen",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "https://www.hbmtwp.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law 2026-003",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.hbmtwp.ca/media/c43mvsip/2026-003-being-a-by-law-to-regulate-the-keeping-of-animals-ptb-humane-soc-agree.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the keeping of animals in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen.",
   "capture_sha256": "49510a0cab04fd4b940bf0d667944efdeff2f5be49c0269c0250825ace0d7404",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/49510a0cab04fd4b940bf0d667944efdeff2f5be49c0269c0250825ace0d7404.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$15.00/dog spayed/neutered; $20.00/dog unaltered; $20.00 late fee",
    "leash_rule": "Dog must be kept on leash and under control on any land unless on owner's property.",
    "max_animals": "3 dogs; 3 cats",
    "fine_range": "$100.00; $200.00; not exceeding $5,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\" Fees",
    "leash_rule": "'kept on a leash and under the control of a person'",
    "max_animals": "s. 4.2; s. 6.3",
    "fine_range": "Schedule 'D'; Animal Control Order form"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/havelock-belmont-methuen/animal-control/text-49510a0cab04/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/havelock-belmont-methuen/animal-control/"
}