{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001828",
 "municipality": "Whitewater",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
 "official_website": "https://www.whitewaterregion.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law No. 20-07-1308",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-06-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.whitewaterregion.ca/userfiles/file/20-07-1308%20Animal%20Control.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Whitewater Region by-law to regulate the keeping and control of animals, passed June 17, 2020.",
   "capture_sha256": "af619cbce5dc870b58cdf292ff784dcf5806b3b42361d7659552a3f6bfd34df3",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/af619cbce5dc870b58cdf292ff784dcf5806b3b42361d7659552a3f6bfd34df3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must be on a leash not exceeding 2 metres and under owner control when off owner's property; running at large is prohibited.",
    "max_animals": "No more than 3 dogs per household",
    "fine_range": "$50–$750"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1",
    "leash_rule": "s. 5.1, s. 5.2",
    "max_animals": "s. 3.2",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"C\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/whitewater/animal-control/text-af619cbce5dc/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/whitewater/animal-control/"
}