{
 "answer": "Meaford, Ontario has no dogs & animal control bylaw on record as of 2026-10-23. Amends the dog control by-law to cover cats at large, seizure and impound of cats, feral cat distinction. Base By-law 078-2013 sets dog control and care of animals.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001632",
 "municipality": "Meaford",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.meaford.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 030-2014 amending By-law 078-2013 (Control Dogs and Govern Care of Animals; cats)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-03-24",
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/30-2014-amends-78-2013-control-dogs-and-govern-care-of-animals.pdf",
   "summary": "Amends the dog control by-law to cover cats at large, seizure and impound of cats, feral cat distinction. Base By-law 078-2013 sets dog control and care of animals.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "1dc3469609ca8994f9010322f7a9992a7c9f561ac3f175c4ef87b3c0377ace56",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "030-2014",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1dc3469609ca8994f9010322f7a9992a7c9f561ac3f175c4ef87b3c0377ace56.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/animal-control/bylaw-030-2014/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 078-2013 Control of Dogs and Care of Animals",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/078-2013-control-of-dogs-and-care-of-animals-repeals-034-2012-030-2013.pdf",
   "summary": "Base dog control by-law linked from Animal Services page; link returned 404 at fetch time so text not confirmed.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 404,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "document_number": "078-2013",
   "link_dead": true
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Meaford Animal Services page",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/animals-services/",
   "summary": "Dog tags: spayed/neutered $15 (before Mar 31) / $30 after; not spayed $20/$40 after. Off-leash areas: Beautiful Joe's and Memorial Park dog beach.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "4b734fee5052463aff3dd4254a345ed80cf155f549bdb5efcd3ca46a3e7c5da2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4b734fee5052463aff3dd4254a345ed80cf155f549bdb5efcd3ca46a3e7c5da2.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/animal-control/meaford-animal-services-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/meaford/animal-control/"
}