{
 "answer": "In the Township of Montague, Ontario, max height front: 3'; sight triangle: no fence obstructing view within 30' triangular space at corner lot intersections; prohibited materials: electric fence without written permission from adjacent property owner(s); permit required: True. Source: Fence By-law 1197-80 (office consolidation); Pool By-law 3010-2008, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001644",
 "municipality": "Montague",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.township.montague.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 1197-80 (office consolidation)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1980-07-23",
   "document_url": "https://montague.civicweb.net/document/84289",
   "summary": "Regulates the height, description and location of fences. Rural/agricultural line fences must meet construction specifications - wire fences at least 54 inches (4 ft 6 in) high on posts no more than one rod apart, or five-rail cedar fences 5 feet high. Elsewhere the limits are maximums: a fence between the front wall of a building and the front lot",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "fe4c7911cf53416adb7418d1630e4eb0df3581efce9b07dfc3b31ff178f4f708",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fe4c7911cf53416adb7418d1630e4eb0df3581efce9b07dfc3b31ff178f4f708.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_front": "3'",
    "sight_triangle": "no fence obstructing view within 30' triangular space at corner lot intersections",
    "prohibited_materials": "electric fence without written permission from adjacent property owner(s)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_front": "s. 3(e)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3(d)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3(k)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/montague/fences/text-fe4c7911cf53/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool By-law 3010-2008",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-05-06",
   "document_url": "https://montague.civicweb.net/document/779",
   "summary": "Requires pool enclosures at least 1.22m (4ft) high, four-sided, with self-latching gates for all pools built or replaced after passage; prevails over the Fence By-law where the two conflict.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "aa88f8bebb0eb8eb4efbfc0aad67b4f4d501728154010cf9b8fc8b5321dd9789",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/aa88f8bebb0eb8eb4efbfc0aad67b4f4d501728154010cf9b8fc8b5321dd9789.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Pool enclosure must be at least 1.22m (4 feet) high, with self-closing and self-latching gate locked when not in active use.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or device for projecting electric current prohibited on pool enclosure or gate."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 7: 'No person shall or cause a pool to be excavated, constructed or installed without first having obtained a pool permit'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 16(a)(1): 'pool enclosure shall extend from the ground to a height of not less than 1.22m (4 feet)'; s. 17(c)(d)(e)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 13: 'No person shall include barbed wire or a devise for projecting an electric current as part of a pool enclosure or gate'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/montague/fences/text-aa88f8bebb0e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/montague/fences/"
}