{
 "answer": "The Township of St. Clair, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: By-law 40 of 2024 Responsible Pet Ownership (Dogs) with Schedule C set fines, verified 2026-10-26.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001767",
 "municipality": "St. Clair",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://stclairtownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 40 of 2024 Responsible Pet Ownership (Dogs) with Schedule C set fines",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-08-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.stclairtownship.ca/wp-content/uploads/B-L-40-of-2024-Responsible-Pet-Ownership.pdf",
   "summary": "Dog licence (tag) due by March 15 each year or the fee is added to property taxes. No dog at large or trespassing. Max 2 dogs per household without a kennel licence. Dangerous dogs muzzled, 1 m leash, warning sign. Set fines $100 (at large, no tag) to $400.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "fb98479e66805ac7a2754be9d4d6869ed1e339b9fa10d2bb288d331f3f698ef5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "40",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fb98479e66805ac7a2754be9d4d6869ed1e339b9fa10d2bb288d331f3f698ef5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-clair/animal-control/bylaw-40/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control department page",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stclairtownship.ca/government/departments-2/animal-control/",
   "summary": "Animal control page.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "833bb4005e45c3fe84a1698a664437b5b778035f99778ea6cfc19ee7c8f1fa87",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/833bb4005e45c3fe84a1698a664437b5b778035f99778ea6cfc19ee7c8f1fa87.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-clair/animal-control/animal-control-department-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 12 of 2009 Animal Control, as amended by By-law 7 of 2023",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "unknown",
   "adopted_date": "2009-04-06",
   "document_url": "https://www.stclairtownship.ca/wp-content/uploads/B-L-12-of-2009-Animal-Control-as-amended-by-B-L-7-of-2023-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Older animal control by-law (scanned) regulating dogs, kennels, dangerous animals; may be superseded by By-law 40 of 2024 for dogs.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "2f8ed1fd946b3608e9f9eb5a63b0f732d195b9edde4d132af58167f7e499fe0e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "12",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2f8ed1fd946b3608e9f9eb5a63b0f732d195b9edde4d132af58167f7e499fe0e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-clair/animal-control/bylaw-12/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws index",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stclairtownship.ca/by-laws/",
   "summary": "By-law index.",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "f5d7b922833b4b839046ba54b6a7a04a5484e1ef5b2098caedb4e9da2a786857",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f5d7b922833b4b839046ba54b6a7a04a5484e1ef5b2098caedb4e9da2a786857.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-clair/noise/st-clair-by-laws-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Kennel procedures page",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stclairtownship.ca/residents/general-information/kennel-procedures/",
   "summary": "Kennel licensing procedures page (listed, not opened).",
   "discovered_by": "on-animal",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "4b75f1b2a25c680a0744af14d4bc08c75b5f5747c8031a0d6f298da0da1f7c41",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:18:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4b75f1b2a25c680a0744af14d4bc08c75b5f5747c8031a0d6f298da0da1f7c41.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-clair/animal-control/kennel-procedures-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/st-clair/animal-control/"
}