{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Meaford, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.22m (4 feet) high; self-closing and self-latching gate; no barbed wire or electric; restricts access to pool.; prohibited materials: No barbed wire, chicken wire, or other barbed or sharp material; no electric conductor.. Source: Swimming Pool Fencing By-law 96-2009, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001632",
 "municipality": "Meaford",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.meaford.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Fencing By-law 96-2009",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/building-swimming-pool-enclosure-by-law-96-2009.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires privately-owned outdoor swimming pools to have an enclosure at least 1.22m (4 ft) high with a self-latching gate device at least 1.22m above ground.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "25c7ab91bdc0ca9e70ea1b4868ea3c5be7c149f525dac6ff3b087dbb29932031",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/25c7ab91bdc0ca9e70ea1b4868ea3c5be7c149f525dac6ff3b087dbb29932031.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.22m (4 feet) high; self-closing and self-latching gate; no barbed wire or electric; restricts access to pool.",
    "prohibited_materials": "No barbed wire, chicken wire, or other barbed or sharp material; no electric conductor."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 7: 'without first obtaining a pool enclosure permit from the Chief Building Official'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 18(a): 'not less than 1.22m (4 feet)'; s. 19(c)(d): self-closing and self-latching device; s. 14-15",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 14-15: 'No barbed wire, chicken wire or other barbed or sharp material'; 'No pool enclosure shall be used as a conductor of electricity'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/fences/text-25c7ab91bdc0/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/meaford/fences/"
}