{
 "answer": "In the Township of North Stormont, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum height 1.2 m from grade; no features facilitating climbing; self-closing, self-latching gate with latch near top on inside.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire or fencing energized by electrical current. Source: By-law No. 91-2021, Pool Enclosure By-law, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001672",
 "municipality": "North Stormont",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://northstormont.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 91-2021, Pool Enclosure By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-10-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.northstormont.ca/sites/northstormont.ca/files/2026-07/POOL%20BY-LAW.pdf",
   "summary": "Legislates height/description of lawful fences and pool enclosures: minimum 1.2 m height for fences and pool enclosures, chain-link post spacing specs, self-closing/self-latching gates required, no barbed wire or electrified fencing; repeals By-law 44-2001.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0bc85722077f586ba08def1644fb177b7ba6ccde53421c382640ee78db45da8b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0bc85722077f586ba08def1644fb177b7ba6ccde53421c382640ee78db45da8b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum height 1.2 m from grade; no features facilitating climbing; self-closing, self-latching gate with latch near top on inside.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or fencing energized by electrical current"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1: \"No person shall excavate for or construct ... a pool until a permit has been issued\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.2; s. 6.1(iii)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-stormont/fences/text-0bc85722077f/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/north-stormont/fences/"
}