{
 "answer": "In the Town of Minto, Ontario, pool enclosure: Fence not less than 1.5m; gates 1.5m with lock, kept secured when pool not in use; hedge excluded; max height rear side: 2.0m; max height front: 0.9m; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5m height; gates 1.5m high with lock, kept secured when pool not in use; no hedge as fence. Source: Rural Fence By-Law 00-58; Urban Fence By-Law 00-59, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001640",
 "municipality": "Minto",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.minto.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rural Fence By-Law 00-58",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2000-09-12",
   "document_url": "https://minto.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/By-Laws/Rural-Fence-By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Companion by-law governing fences in the rural areas of Minto (everywhere outside Clifford, Harriston, Palmerston and Minto Highland Estates). A lawful fence must be at least 4 ft (1.22 m) high and built to the by-law's minimum specifications for barbed wire (at least 5 taut wires, posts no more than 16.5 ft apart), woven wire (at least 42 in plus",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "91bec1e7bdd63e65da1ee0661a7cd06386c2d8484a529f3f240e4755af002bfa",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/91bec1e7bdd63e65da1ee0661a7cd06386c2d8484a529f3f240e4755af002bfa.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence not less than 1.5m; gates 1.5m with lock, kept secured when pool not in use; hedge excluded"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 3(i)(a), s. 3(i)(d), s. 3(i)(f)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/minto/fences/text-91bec1e7bdd6/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Urban Fence By-Law 00-59",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2000-09-12",
   "document_url": "https://minto.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/By-Laws/Urban-Fence-By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates fence height and construction in urban Minto; solid fences max 2.0m rear/side yard (0.9m in front yard), chain link up to 2.4m in some cases; sets minimum height and anti-climb requirements for private swimming pool enclosure fences.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "78df0354832c4628bcec7b157f2a00d1b6dfa23f8af9bac9620768e7ad8c45cb",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/78df0354832c4628bcec7b157f2a00d1b6dfa23f8af9bac9620768e7ad8c45cb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0m",
    "max_height_front": "0.9m",
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5m height; gates 1.5m high with lock, kept secured when pool not in use; no hedge as fence",
    "sight_triangle": "Within triangular space formed by outer edge of pavement/curb for 5.0m from intersection, no fence higher than 1.0m",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electric fences prohibited except farm fences in Agricultural zones; barbed wire restricted to commercial/industrial tops and farm fences"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3: \"solid fence may be erected up to a maximum height of 2.0m if located back of the front building line\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3: \"located between the front building line and the street line the maximum height shall be 0.9m\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 8(a), 8(d): \"every fence shall be not less than 1.5m in height\"; \"gates or doors of 1.5m in height...equipped with a lock and kept secured\"",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5: \"triangular space formed by the outer edge of the street pavement or curb line for a distance of 5.0m from their point of intersection, no fence or hedge shall be...higher than 1.0m\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 12: \"use of any device for projecting an electric current through or in conjunction with a fence is prohibited\"; s. 7: \"Barbed wire may only be used on the top and to the inside of commercial and industrial fences and on farm fences\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/minto/fences/text-78df0354832c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/minto/fences/"
}