{
 "answer": "In the Township of Machar, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Fence/guard not less than 1.2 m (48 inches) from top of pool; gates self-closing and self-latching on pool side.; prohibited materials: No electric current through fence; no barbed wire.. Source: By-law No. 6-12 (Swimming Pools By-law), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001611",
 "municipality": "Machar",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://townshipofmachar.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 6-12 (Swimming Pools By-law)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-02-13",
   "document_url": "https://townshipofmachar.ca/uploads/documents/by-laws/b-l-swimming-pools-6-12.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to build a pool or fence, and a fully enclosing fence at least 1.2m high around private outdoor pools, with restrictions on gaps, climbable rails, barbed wire and electric current; self-closing/latching gates required.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "bf18a911cad8f8769e1174129243730726d8108f14fb92efee54e27c07c4670a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bf18a911cad8f8769e1174129243730726d8108f14fb92efee54e27c07c4670a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence/guard not less than 1.2 m (48 inches) from top of pool; gates self-closing and self-latching on pool side.",
    "prohibited_materials": "No electric current through fence; no barbed wire."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3(1): 'No person shall construct a pool or erect a fence around same without first acquiring the necessary permit'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 3(2)(a), s. 5(1)(c)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3(2)(b)(iv)-(v)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/machar/fences/text-bf18a911cad8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/machar/fences/"
}