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 "answer": "In the Town of Kearney, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by By-law No. 2026-19 Regulate Dogs Within the Town of Kearney, verified 2026-10-26. Fines: up to a maximum of $5,000.00; set fines of $300.00 in Schedule \"A\". A licence is required. Leash rule: No person shall allow a dog to run at large or otherwise create a nuisance within the Municipality.",
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 "municipality": "Kearney",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofkearney.ca/",
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   "title": "By-law No. 2026-19 Regulate Dogs Within the Town of Kearney",
   "category": "animal_control",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://www.townofkearney.ca/media/580",
   "summary": "Dogs must be licensed with tag; no more than four dogs per household; dogs may not run at large and must be restrained or muzzled as required; excrement clean-up; set fines $300 per listed offence; max fine $5,000 under POA. Passed 2026 (day/month illegible).",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
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   "document_number": "2026-19",
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   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "No person shall allow a dog to run at large or otherwise create a nuisance within the Municipality.",
    "max_animals": "four (4) dogs in any one household over the age of six months",
    "fine_range": "up to a maximum of $5,000.00; set fines of $300.00 in Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2.1",
    "leash_rule": "s. 3.4",
    "max_animals": "s. 3.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.1; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kearney/animal-control/bylaw-2026-19/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Apply for a Dog Licence (Town of Kearney)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townofkearney.ca/dog-licence",
   "summary": "Dog licence application page; fees not shown in text fetched.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d02a8ee273a7dea7c7fbf8319927b07f5890513c7d408ae0c4b8e602dcaeefb2.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kearney/animal-control/apply-for-a-dog-licence/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Kearney By-laws index",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.townofkearney.ca/laws",
   "summary": "Index listing Regulate Dogs by-law and dog licence link.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "183a7b2b0e577cb284017d9f0b400cd86842a8c880690253f6b9823518757b26",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/183a7b2b0e577cb284017d9f0b400cd86842a8c880690253f6b9823518757b26.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kearney/noise/town-of-kearney-by-laws-index/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/kearney/animal-control/"
}