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 "answer": "In the Town of Pelham, Ontario, dogs & animal control rules are set by By-law No. 69-2024 Animal Care and Control (Town of Pelham), verified 2026-10-23. A licence is required. Leash rule: No Animal Owner or Person who Keeps an Animal shall cause or permit the Animal to be At Large.",
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 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
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 "official_website": "http://www.pelham.ca/",
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   "summary": "Pelham: every dog needs an annual licence (fee per Fees By-law) and kennels need a kennel licence. Animals may not be at large off the owner's property; leash must be 2 m or shorter; strays seized by the Poundkeeper. Dangerous dogs get muzzle/leash orders (appealable). Exotic animals prohibited (Schedule A).",
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    "leash_rule": "s. 5.1"
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   "title": "Pelham animals, pets and wildlife",
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   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.pelham.ca/living-in-pelham/animal-pets-wildlife/",
   "summary": "Animal / pet page.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "title": "Pelham by-laws index",
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   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.pelham.ca/pelham-government/by-laws/",
   "summary": "By-law index.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/pelham/animal-control/"
}