{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Barnston-Ouest, Quebec, licence required: True; licence fee: fixée annuellement dans le règlement de taxation; frais de retard de 10 $ après délai; leash rule: Animals outside must be restrained by leash, fence, or tether; max leash length 1.85 m in public; max animals: 2 dogs; 9 domestic animals of all species combined per dwelling unit. Source: Règlement no 289-2020 concernant les animaux, verified 2026-06-14.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001876",
 "municipality": "Barnston-Ouest",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-14",
 "official_website": "https://www.barnston-ouest.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement no 289-2020 concernant les animaux",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.barnston-ouest.ca/upload/documents/Reglements/289-2020-Animaux.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted animal-control by-law no 289-2020 of Barnston-Ouest, repealing prior by-laws; confirmed in PDF header (the 'PROJET' label was PDF author metadata, body is the adopted règlement).",
   "capture_sha256": "a8ba110192fd00e1547cb15f92d049bb5f63c21d81c82e19e281a1227eaf718a",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a8ba110192fd00e1547cb15f92d049bb5f63c21d81c82e19e281a1227eaf718a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "fixée annuellement dans le règlement de taxation; frais de retard de 10 $ après délai",
    "leash_rule": "Animals outside must be restrained by leash, fence, or tether; max leash length 1.85 m in public",
    "max_animals": "2 dogs; 9 domestic animals of all species combined per dwelling unit",
    "fine_range": "Art. 29 infractions: $1,000 (first), $2,000 (repeat); other infractions: $250/$500 (first), $400/$800 (repeat), $750/$1,500 (further repeat)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "\"Le gardien d'un chien doit l'enregistrer dans un délai de 30 jours de son \nacquisition\"",
    "licence_fee": "\"La somme à payer pour l'obtention d'une licence est fixée annuellement \ndans le règlement de taxation.\"",
    "leash_rule": "\"en \nlaisse d'une longueur maximale de 1,85 m (sauf exceptions) ou autrement \nretenu dans tout endroit public\"",
    "max_animals": "\"de garder plus de deux (2) chiens ;\"",
    "fine_range": "\"a) pour une première infraction, d'une amende de mille dollars (1 000 $) ; \nb) en cas de récidive, d'une amende de deux mille dollars (2 000 $).\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/barnston-ouest/animal-control/text-a8ba110192fd/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/barnston-ouest/animal-control/"
}