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 "answer": "In the Township of Kerns, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by By-Law No. 2023-13 Regulation and Control of Animals (Township of Kerns), verified 2026-10-26. Fines: $50.00. Leash rule: Every dog owner shall ensure that their dog does not run at large within the Municipality.",
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 "municipality": "Kerns",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://kerns.ca/",
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   "adopted_date": "2023-09-05",
   "document_url": "https://kerns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/By-Law-2023-13-Animal-Controlpdf.pdf",
   "summary": "Dog control: dogs must not run at large and must be leashed (max 1.5 m leash) under a capable person; at-large dogs may be seized and impounded. Set fines $50 for at large, no leash, excrement, kennel within 1 m of boundary. No licence fee seen (scanned, OCR'd).",
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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": "2023-13",
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   "facts": {
    "leash_rule": "Every dog owner shall ensure that their dog does not run at large within the Municipality",
    "fine_range": "$50.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "leash_rule": "s. 2.1",
    "fine_range": "Schedule 'A', s. 5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kerns/animal-control/regulations-2023-13/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Kerns By-laws page",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://kerns.ca/by-laws/",
   "summary": "By-law index listing Animal Control By-law 2023-13 and User Fees By-law 2025-16.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "b142fe773f210ba933e789cfb7b496f0edd6b425b40808cc0590b690bea258ee",
   "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/b142fe773f210ba933e789cfb7b496f0edd6b425b40808cc0590b690bea258ee.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kerns/noise/township-of-kerns-by-laws-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/kerns/animal-control/"
}