{
 "answer": "The City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario has 2 adopted bylaws on file: Animal Care and Control By-law No. 2019-117; Pigeons By-law No. 2005-37, verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001738",
 "municipality": "Sault Ste. Marie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://saultstemarie.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Care and Control By-law No. 2019-117",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://saultstemarie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2019-117-Animal-Care-and-Control-Consolidated_1.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs responsible pet ownership city-wide: animal licensing, at-large/leash rules, and seizure/impounding of animals at large; passed under the Municipal Act, 2001. Opened and confirmed title/jurisdiction.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "a0893e920a3d253438ffe47146668ca5b2392558341e19123081cfc7712f20b5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a0893e920a3d253438ffe47146668ca5b2392558341e19123081cfc7712f20b5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/animal-control/text-a0893e920a3d/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pigeons By-law No. 2005-37",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://saultstemarie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2005-37-Pigeons.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the keeping of pigeons within the City (coop/location and number limits), an animal-control by-law separate from the general Animal Care and Control By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "c1c30e5287fd7f0038f8a07bce589eaa7a59a854c2e009192169d0ae4e33f87f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c1c30e5287fd7f0038f8a07bce589eaa7a59a854c2e009192169d0ae4e33f87f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/animal-control/text-c1c30e5287fd/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/animal-control/"
}