{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001606",
 "municipality": "Lincoln",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "http://www.lincoln.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Care and Control By-law No. 2019-18",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.lincoln.ca/media/337",
   "summary": "Regulates animal care and control in Lincoln, including keeping, licensing, control, and related enforcement rules.",
   "capture_sha256": "935261ad9bc53f150dd51d822cacb7a5781771dbd26d5aeff24d18b89ff838de",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/935261ad9bc53f150dd51d822cacb7a5781771dbd26d5aeff24d18b89ff838de.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must be on a leash not exceeding 5 metres, held by a person; no running at large except in designated off-leash areas.",
    "max_animals": "3 dogs, 4 cats, and/or 3 of another domestic animal over 10 weeks of age"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.1 — \"every year, register the Dog with the Town and pay an annual Dog registration fee as set out in Schedule 'A'\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 3.2, s. 3.3, s. 3.4",
    "max_animals": "s. 3.24"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lincoln/animal-control/text-935261ad9bc5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/lincoln/animal-control/"
}