{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001608",
 "municipality": "Loyalist",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
 "official_website": "https://www.loyalist.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Dog Control and Licensing By-law 2011-069 (Consolidated Version)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2011-08-29",
   "document_url": "https://www.loyalist.ca/council-and-administration/by-laws-and-enforcement/dog-control-licensing-by-law/",
   "summary": "Regulates dog licensing, number of dogs, kennels, dogs at large, leash control, vicious dogs, tags, and enforcement. Enacted and passed August 29, 2011 (consolidated).",
   "capture_sha256": "925aa281716c93dda3b21e07225be219fb94d1129f77a966c2e68d333a866a90",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/925aa281716c93dda3b21e07225be219fb94d1129f77a966c2e68d333a866a90.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$30.00/tag (regular); $15.00/tag if purchased before March 31; $15.00/tag for new residents after March 31 or dogs acquired after March 31; Service Dog no charge; $4.00 replacement tag",
    "leash_rule": "Dog not under control unless on a leash or lead of not more than six (6) feet in length",
    "max_animals": "Not more than 3 dogs in or about any dwelling unit in a built-up area"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.3",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "\"Under Control\" definition, s. 1",
    "max_animals": "s. 3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/loyalist/animal-control/text-925aa281716c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/loyalist/animal-control/"
}