{
 "answer": "In the Township of Puslinch, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m height from finished grade outside enclosure; gate self-closing, self-latching at top inside; enclosure ≥1.2 m from pool edge; gap ≤100 mm at grade.; prohibited materials: barbed wire, electrification, or other features designed to cause injury. Source: By-law 2018-018 (18/18), Outdoor Swimming Pool Enclosure By-law, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001717",
 "municipality": "Puslinch",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.puslinch.ca/en/index.asp",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2018-018 (18/18), Outdoor Swimming Pool Enclosure By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-03-21",
   "document_url": "https://puslinch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/BL2018-018-Outdoor-Swimming-Pool-Enclosure-By-law-Consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "A permit is required before excavating, installing or constructing an outdoor pool, and water may not be added until a final inspection. The enclosure must be at least 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high measured from finished grade outside it, sit at least 1.0 m from any climbable fence or structure, leave a gap of no more than 100",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0250a2eb6d459a638f59143782e0a55892a061c0772c4f1d1fa7492dc6382b65",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0250a2eb6d459a638f59143782e0a55892a061c0772c4f1d1fa7492dc6382b65.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m height from finished grade outside enclosure; gate self-closing, self-latching at top inside; enclosure ≥1.2 m from pool edge; gap ≤100 mm at grade.",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire, electrification, or other features designed to cause injury"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2(1): 'No Person shall own, excavate, install or construct … an outdoor swimming pool without an outdoor swimming pool enclosure Permit'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5(1)(a); s. 5(1)(c); s. 5(1)(d); s. 6(1)(a)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5(3)(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/puslinch/fences/text-0250a2eb6d45/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/puslinch/fences/"
}