{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Chesterville, Quebec, licence required: True; licence fee: 30 $ (chien); 15 $ (chat); gratuit pour animal micropucé (1 an); leash rule: All dogs must be kept on a leash at all times; in public places, leash maximum 1.85 metres.; max animals: Max 4 animals total per dwelling; max 2 dogs or 4 cats. Source: Règlement 254 N.S. concernant les animaux (réglementation uniformisée SPA d'Arthabaska), verified 2026-06-14.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001959",
 "municipality": "Chesterville",
 "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.chesterville.net",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement 254 N.S. concernant les animaux (réglementation uniformisée SPA d'Arthabaska)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-02-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.chesterville.net/fichiersUpload/fichiers/20240516083553-254-ns-reglement-animaux-numero2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted règlement of the Municipalité de Chesterville (MRC d'Arthabaska) on animal control, harmonizing the SPA d'Arthabaska standardized animal regulation; adopted at council 5 February 2024.",
   "capture_sha256": "7f6cf16a64a43af5dbb744e88e60f5e63f20fdcb0d317e7bcc49c41ae58e2404",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7f6cf16a64a43af5dbb744e88e60f5e63f20fdcb0d317e7bcc49c41ae58e2404.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "30 $ (chien); 15 $ (chat); gratuit pour animal micropucé (1 an)",
    "leash_rule": "All dogs must be kept on a leash at all times; in public places, leash maximum 1.85 metres.",
    "max_animals": "Max 4 animals total per dwelling; max 2 dogs or 4 cats",
    "fine_range": "$250–$750 (general); $500–$1,500 (art. 31.4, 31.6, 31.8); $1,000–$2,500 (art. 31.2, 31.5, 31.7); $2,500–$62,500 individuals / $5,000–$125,000 others (art. 31.3); doubled for first recidivism, tripled for further"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "art. 20.1: «Nul ne peut garder un chien... à moins de l'avoir enregistré»",
    "licence_fee": "art. 30.1(a)(b); art. 20.10 «une année de licence gratuite à l'animal micropucé»",
    "leash_rule": "art. 21.2: «Tout chien doit être constamment tenu au moyen d'une laisse... maximale de 1,85 mètre»",
    "max_animals": "art. 10.1: «plus de quatre (4) animaux, dont un maximum de deux (2) chiens ou de quatre (4) chats»",
    "fine_range": "art. 31.1–31.3, 31.10"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/chesterville/animal-control/text-7f6cf16a64a4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/chesterville/animal-control/"
}