{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of East Farnham, Quebec, licence required: True; leash rule: Any animal outside its owner's property must be held or restrained by device (leash, enclosure, etc.) by a capable person.; max animals: Max 5 animals total; no more than 2 dogs and 3 cats per unit; fines: 1st offence: $200–$1,000 (individual), $400–$2,000 (legal person); 2nd offence: $400–$2,000 (individual), $800–$4,000 (legal person), plus costs. Source: Règlement RM 410-2020 concernant le contrôle des animaux (modifié par RM 410-2024), verified 2026-06-14.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002019",
 "municipality": "East Farnham",
 "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.municipalite.eastfarnham.qc.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement RM 410-2020 concernant le contrôle des animaux (modifié par RM 410-2024)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.municipalite.eastfarnham.qc.ca/docs/fichiers_documents/REG_RM-410-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted animal control bylaw of the Municipalité d'East Farnham, consolidated RM 410-2020 as modified by RM 410-2024; projet/avis de motion 2020-12-07. Confirmed via curl+pdftotext.",
   "capture_sha256": "8e3c7cfcd7f94bae4f1adfaa14d3982ae29c396566140191510d41dbd7a93246",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8e3c7cfcd7f94bae4f1adfaa14d3982ae29c396566140191510d41dbd7a93246.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Any animal outside its owner's property must be held or restrained by device (leash, enclosure, etc.) by a capable person.",
    "max_animals": "Max 5 animals total; no more than 2 dogs and 3 cats per unit",
    "fine_range": "1st offence: $200–$1,000 (individual), $400–$2,000 (legal person); 2nd offence: $400–$2,000 (individual), $800–$4,000 (legal person), plus costs"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.3.1",
    "leash_rule": "s. 2.1",
    "max_animals": "s. 3.1.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 5.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/east-farnham/animal-control/text-8e3c7cfcd7f9/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/east-farnham/animal-control/"
}