{
 "answer": "In the Town of Laurentian Hills, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Fence not less than 1.5 m (5 ft) height, gates self-closing and self-latching on poolside at top.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, electricity, or materials that may injure persons prohibited.. Source: By-law 05/03 - Fences Around Swimming Pools, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001600",
 "municipality": "Laurentian Hills",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.laurentianhills.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 05/03 - Fences Around Swimming Pools",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-03-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.laurentianhills.ca/userfiles/file/05-03%281%29.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires every private swimming pool/hot tub be enclosed by a fence at least 1.5m (5ft) high with self-closing, self-latching gate; bars barbed wire/electric current; fence permit fee $25.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "456ddfccf0822e46cbc873efb24d94826c5fe3ca5cbae145b90544aeb61c7076",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/456ddfccf0822e46cbc873efb24d94826c5fe3ca5cbae145b90544aeb61c7076.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence not less than 1.5 m (5 ft) height, gates self-closing and self-latching on poolside at top.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electricity, or materials that may injure persons prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2: \"plans for such fence or gate have been submitted to the building department for a permit\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5(b); s. 8(b)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4: \"No person shall erect, construct, alter or maintain a fence containing barbed wire, electricity\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/laurentian-hills/fences/text-456ddfccf082/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/laurentian-hills/fences/"
}