{
 "answer": "Port Hope, Ontario has no fences & pool enclosures bylaw on record as of 2026-10-26. Fence required around all pools and hot tubs: min 1.5 m high, at least 1.2 m from the water edge, no horizontal/diagonal climbable braces, no barbed or electric wire. Pool permit $200; inspection before filling.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001711",
 "municipality": "Port Hope",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.porthope.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws index",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.porthope.ca/en/your-municipal-government/by-laws.aspx",
   "summary": "Municipal by-law index; no fence or pool enclosure by-law is listed in the page text.",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "6f4591265c1d755c76b66f96d6a535cdaa68493a1f7dab05087fc207a518b06b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:15:31+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6f4591265c1d755c76b66f96d6a535cdaa68493a1f7dab05087fc207a518b06b.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-hope/animal-control/by-laws-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool and Hot Tub Permits (pool enclosure requirements)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.porthope.ca/en/business-and-development/pools-and-hot-tub-permits.aspx",
   "summary": "Fence required around all pools and hot tubs: min 1.5 m high, at least 1.2 m from the water edge, no horizontal/diagonal climbable braces, no barbed or electric wire. Pool permit $200; inspection before filling.",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "aacf1d254f298a2fee64ca2c8c032b5b4b1596b1de56254bc37bc6748f04a27e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:15:31+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/aacf1d254f298a2fee64ca2c8c032b5b4b1596b1de56254bc37bc6748f04a27e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-hope/fences/pool-and-hot-tub-permits/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/port-hope/fences/"
}