{
 "answer": "In the Township of Wellington North, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.53m (5 ft) height measured from outside finished ground level; self-closing and self-latching gate required; must prevent climbing and restrict young children's access.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, chicken wire, other barbed or sharp materials; electric conductors prohibited.. Source: Swimming Pool Fencing By-law 45-08 (consolidated, incl. amendment 041-23), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001817",
 "municipality": "Wellington North",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://wellington-north.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Fencing By-law 45-08 (consolidated, incl. amendment 041-23)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-05-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.wellington-north.com/sites/default/files/2023-06/By-law%20No.%2045-08%20CONSOLIDATED%20Swimming%20Pool%20Fencing%20repeal%20025-99.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires owners of privately owned swimming pools to erect and maintain a pool enclosure at least 1.53 m (5 feet) high, measured from finished ground level outside the fence; chain-link openings may not pass a 38 mm sphere; gates must be self-closing with a self-latching device at least 1.22 m above ground. An above-ground pool's own vertical walls may form",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c0fa21ce705ece7c689e3bf3a8fa39ef7584fc33b6039ab4836b2ed32b54fd4d",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c0fa21ce705ece7c689e3bf3a8fa39ef7584fc33b6039ab4836b2ed32b54fd4d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.53m (5 ft) height measured from outside finished ground level; self-closing and self-latching gate required; must prevent climbing and restrict young children's access.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, chicken wire, other barbed or sharp materials; electric conductors prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 8: \"without first obtaining a pool enclosure permit from the Chief Building Official\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 20(a): \"not less than 1.53m (5 feet)\"; s. 1(p): \"self-closing and self-latching gate\"; s. 21(c)–(d)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 16: \"No barbed wire, chicken wire or other barbed or sharp material\"; s. 17: \"No pool enclosure shall be used as a conductor of electricity\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellington-north/fences/text-c0fa21ce705e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/wellington-north/fences/"
}