{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Machin, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by Municipality of Machin By-law No. 41-2018 (Animal Control By-law), verified 2026-10-23. Fines: Fines: $50.00 (various offences); $75.00 (failure to remove excreta of an Animal on property other than the Animal owner's property). A licence is required. Leash rule: No Person shall permit an Animal to Run at Large or Trespass; on Owner's property, on leash, or at heel is not Running at Large.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001612",
 "municipality": "Machin",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.visitmachin.com/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of Machin By-law No. 41-2018 (Animal Control By-law)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-09-24",
   "document_url": "http://www.visitmachin.com/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=2f312947-bb3a-4a48-9d2c-f2874c0ac485",
   "summary": "Machin requires dogs and cats to be registered and tagged ($25 if spayed/neutered, $50 if not). A single-detached home may keep up to 4 animals (2 per unit in a multi-unit building). No animal may run at large. The Municipality can declare a dog aggressive or dangerous and issue orders. Kennels need an annual licence; impounded animals cost $25/day.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-acob-refile",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6dba5d392e83fd28377fb2a98a40db98260fa1b5084941846bcdcbf0c65331d4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "41-2018",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6dba5d392e83fd28377fb2a98a40db98260fa1b5084941846bcdcbf0c65331d4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "Male dog not neutered $50.00; male dog neutered $25.00; female dog not neutered $50.00; female dog neutered $25.00; replacement dog tag $5.00; $25.00 fee applies with proof of registered breeder",
    "leash_rule": "No Person shall permit an Animal to Run at Large or Trespass; on Owner's property, on leash, or at heel is not Running at Large.",
    "max_animals": "More than four Animals in a single-detached Dwelling unit; more than two Animals in each multi-unit Dwelling unit; animals 12 weeks and younger not counted.",
    "fine_range": "Fines: $50.00 (various offences); $75.00 (failure to remove excreta of an Animal on property other than the Animal owner's property)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 4.3.1; s. 4.4.2",
    "max_animals": "s. 4.1.1; s. 4.1.2; s. 4.1.3",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 5.1.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/machin/backyard-hens/bylaw-41-2018/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws index",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.visitmachin.com/p/by-laws",
   "summary": "Index lists By-law 41-2018 Animal Control By-law (already queued as known candidate); scanned PDF, no text layer.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "ff7be3c201cb1b4ae9830adbd0e038b4a011c6a59ab201eff39e6037ef0060f9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ff7be3c201cb1b4ae9830adbd0e038b4a011c6a59ab201eff39e6037ef0060f9.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/machin/parking-snow/by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/machin/animal-control/"
}