{
 "answer": "In the City of Owen Sound, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Fence and gate must extend from grade to not less than 1.2 m; gate equipped with self-closing and self-latching device located at least 1.2 m above grade.. Source: Swimming Pool Fence By-law 2010-090, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001688",
 "municipality": "Owen Sound",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.owensound.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Fence By-law 2010-090",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-05-10",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/owensound-005-ca/media/ythbqbri/2010-090-swimming-pool-fence-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a Swimming Pool Fence Permit from the Chief Building Official before a privately-owned pool is built and before an existing pool fence is replaced, and requires temporary fencing around an in-ground excavation during construction. Every pool must be enclosed by a fence extending from grade to at least 1.2 m, with no opening admitting a sphere larger than 10",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "1f1c65f28a71b2a2d2779994c343d7beb475c0034acf600d1abc867bda129625",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1f1c65f28a71b2a2d2779994c343d7beb475c0034acf600d1abc867bda129625.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence and gate must extend from grade to not less than 1.2 m; gate equipped with self-closing and self-latching device located at least 1.2 m above grade."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1: 'obtained a Swimming Pool Fence Permit from the Chief Building Official'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.2, s. 4.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/owen-sound/fences/text-1f1c65f28a71/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/owen-sound/fences/"
}