{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003211",
 "municipality": "Souris",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-03",
 "official_website": "https://sourispei.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Companion Animal Control By-law 2004-05",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2004-06-29",
   "document_url": "https://sourispei.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Companion-Animal-Control.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Souris bylaw regulating dogs and companion animals: licensing, leashing, at-large control, and impoundment within town limits. Read second/final time June 29, 2004.",
   "capture_sha256": "a38207c7803bb80be68825978b4cb22469837b14e5975451ee8fddf25c86ed89",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T21:53:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a38207c7803bb80be68825978b4cb22469837b14e5975451ee8fddf25c86ed89.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Owner shall ensure dog is on a leash at all times when off the owner's property; no dog at large",
    "max_animals": "no more than three (3) dogs over 3 months old per premises without a kennel licence (or veterinary clinic)",
    "fine_range": "up to $1,500 on summary conviction; specified penalties per Appendix C (e.g. running at large $100; unlicensed companion animal $250; biting a person $350/person)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 8.1(a)",
    "leash_rule": "s. 5.1(b); s. 5.1(a)(ix)",
    "max_animals": "s. 6.4",
    "fine_range": "s. 23.1(a); Appendix C"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/souris/animal-control/text-a38207c7803b/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/pe/souris/animal-control/"
}