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 "municipality_id": "gx-001657",
 "municipality": "Niagara-on-the-Lake",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "https://www.notl.com/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Care and Control By-law 2025-007",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.notl.com/media/883",
   "summary": "Regulates animal care and control in Niagara-on-the-Lake, including dog licensing, animals at large, animal care standards, dangerous animals and excessive barking.",
   "capture_sha256": "edabef23456b087ace13203e4a13d5da594c9fe591be339ef5d440b3598faa9c",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/edabef23456b087ace13203e4a13d5da594c9fe591be339ef5d440b3598faa9c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must not run at large; must be on a leash held by a person when off owner's premises; max 3 metres.",
    "max_animals": "3 dogs over 10 weeks of age; 3 cats over 20 weeks of age (or 5 cats if all sterilized)",
    "fine_range": "$50 to $350"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 9(a)",
    "leash_rule": "s. 23, s. 24, s. 25",
    "max_animals": "s. 57; s. 58",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"B\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/niagara-on-the-lake/animal-control/text-edabef23456b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/niagara-on-the-lake/animal-control/"
}