{
 "answer": "In the Township of Melancthon, Ontario, permit required: True. Source: Fence By-law No. 6-2006, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001633",
 "municipality": "Melancthon",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://melancthontownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law No. 6-2006",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://melancthontownship.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fence.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a Township permit to erect a fence bordering a public highway (other than a Provincial Highway); fences must not cause snow drift/accumulation impeding travel and cannot encroach on the road allowance.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "62bbc096f99f847fc11195df814eacd0ac27249e30a460cac8ca96b302ebe9e1",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/62bbc096f99f847fc11195df814eacd0ac27249e30a460cac8ca96b302ebe9e1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 1(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/melancthon/fences/text-62bbc096f99f/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/melancthon/fences/"
}