{
 "answer": "In the Township of Joly, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by Dog By-Law No. 2014-15 (licensing and regulating of dogs and kennels), verified 2026-10-26. Fines: $75.00; $500.00. A licence is required. Leash rule: Dogs on public road/public place must be on leash held by responsible person; no running at large.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001574",
 "municipality": "Joly",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.townshipofjoly.com",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Dog By-Law No. 2014-15 (licensing and regulating of dogs and kennels)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-05-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.townshipofjoly.com/uploads/documents/by-laws/2014-15.pdf",
   "summary": "Scanned PDF (OCR'd). Dogs must be licensed and tagged each year or within 15 days of ownership; fees in Fees By-law; max 4 dogs per property unless kennel licensed (kennel = more than 4 adult dogs); running-at-large and leash rules; kennel classes with inspections; fines per set fine schedule.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "c0db3598fdd91764935895305c5675100cb94767df2dff41a5288a62008b50d5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2014-15",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c0db3598fdd91764935895305c5675100cb94767df2dff41a5288a62008b50d5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "See Fees By-Law 2014-05; Class 1: 5 to 20 dogs - $143.75 - plus $5.00 per dog; Class 2: 21 to 100 dogs - $431.25 - plus $5.00 per dog; Class 3: 101 to 400 dogs - $718.25 - plus $5.00 per dog; transfer fee of $5.00; replacement fee for a lost dog tag shall be $5.00",
    "leash_rule": "Dogs on public road/public place must be on leash held by responsible person; no running at large.",
    "max_animals": "four dogs",
    "fine_range": "$75.00; $500.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3(b)",
    "licence_fee": "s. 2; s. 8; s. 12",
    "leash_rule": "s. 14(a), s. 14(b)",
    "max_animals": "s. 2",
    "fine_range": "Set Fine Schedule, s. 15"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/joly/animal-control/bylaw-2014-15/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of Joly By-law archive (lists 2014-15 dogs and kennels)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townshipofjoly.com/en/by-laws/by-law-archives",
   "summary": "By-law index; lists by-law 2014-15 licensing and regulation of dogs and kennels.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "0f21656a19306aae635629d78e7502aea64f7331417b0a2797d5f2e4ed2c3e88",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T15:18:04+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "document_number": "2014-15",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0f21656a19306aae635629d78e7502aea64f7331417b0a2797d5f2e4ed2c3e88.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/joly/fees/by-law-archive/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of Joly fees schedule 2026-017 (Animal Control: dog licence and kennel fees)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townshipofjoly.com/uploads/2026-017%20fees.pdf",
   "summary": "Fee schedule carrying Animal Control section: dog licence lifetime $80 (rising to $150 over five years), annual $15 (rising to $55), additional-dog rates, private kennel (5-20 dogs) $185 plus $5/dog, commercial kennel (21+) $450 plus $5/dog.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "ee6212df9a1f14f72d672d243c1b198810515e550dc1c5571c226835acd178d1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T15:18:04+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "document_number": "2026-017",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ee6212df9a1f14f72d672d243c1b198810515e550dc1c5571c226835acd178d1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/joly/fees/bylaw-2026-017/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/joly/animal-control/"
}