{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of North Perth, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.53m height measured from outside ground level; self-closing and self-latching gate required; latch at least 1.22m above ground.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, chicken wire, or other barbed or sharp material prohibited.. Source: By-law 75-2008, Swimming Pool Enclosures, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001671",
 "municipality": "North Perth",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.northperth.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 75-2008, Swimming Pool Enclosures",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-06-02",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/northperth-003-ca/media/uqseoivs/75-2008-swimming-pool-and-fences-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Every outdoor pool must have a swimming pool enclosure at least 1.53 m high, self-closing/self-latching gates, no barbed or chicken wire, and no openings passing a 38 mm sphere; enclosure prevails over the separate Fence By-law where it forms a lot-line fence.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "59ef52e25b1cff412f29a486be93c204d443b0670846c34d6992bf8d4f9d1cc9",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/59ef52e25b1cff412f29a486be93c204d443b0670846c34d6992bf8d4f9d1cc9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.53m height measured from outside ground level; self-closing and self-latching gate required; latch at least 1.22m above ground.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, chicken wire, or other barbed or sharp material prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 9: \"without first obtaining a permit from the Chief Building Official\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 21(a); s. 23(c)(d)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 16: \"No barbed wire, chicken wire or other barbed or sharp material\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-perth/fences/text-59ef52e25b1c/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/north-perth/fences/"
}