{
 "answer": "In the Town of Gatineau, Quebec, licence required: True; leash rule: Dogs on public terrain must be on leash max 1.85 m; dogs over 20 kg must use licou or harness.; max animals: max 4 dogs or 4 cats or combination not exceeding 4 total, plus max 1 miniature pig, per housing unit; does not apply to non-urban sectors; fines: $300–$1,000 (first offence, natural person); $500–$2,000 (first offence, legal person); $600–$2,000 (repeat, natural person); $1,000–$4,000 (repeat, legal person); $500–$1,500/$1,000–$3,000 for leash/at-large violations (art. 91.0.1); up to $10,000/$20,000 for dangerous-dog non-compliance (art. 91.2). Source: Règlement numéro 183-2005 concernant la garde, le contrôle et le soin des animaux, verified 2026-06-14.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002047",
 "municipality": "Gatineau",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-14",
 "official_website": "https://www.gatineau.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement numéro 183-2005 concernant la garde, le contrôle et le soin des animaux",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-03-08",
   "document_url": "https://docweb.gatineau.ca/Doc-Web/masson/documents/pdf/183-2005%20(%C3%A0%20jour%20au%2025%20mars%202026).pdf",
   "summary": "Opened PDF (administrative compilation). Ville de Gatineau règlement 183-2005 on the keeping, control and care of animals; 'Adopté par le conseil municipal le 8 mars 2005, entré en vigueur le 14 mars 2005', consolidated to 25 March 2026.",
   "capture_sha256": "b5fa3488a55b320f7ba5ce6c3f420e2a3df4eaa468fef278c15cf3d1017a2a86",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b5fa3488a55b320f7ba5ce6c3f420e2a3df4eaa468fef278c15cf3d1017a2a86.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs on public terrain must be on leash max 1.85 m; dogs over 20 kg must use licou or harness.",
    "max_animals": "max 4 dogs or 4 cats or combination not exceeding 4 total, plus max 1 miniature pig, per housing unit; does not apply to non-urban sectors",
    "fine_range": "$300–$1,000 (first offence, natural person); $500–$2,000 (first offence, legal person); $600–$2,000 (repeat, natural person); $1,000–$4,000 (repeat, legal person); $500–$1,500/$1,000–$3,000 for leash/at-large violations (art. 91.0.1); up to $10,000/$20,000 for dangerous-dog non-compliance (art. 91.2)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "art. 2: \"sans s'être procurée une licence conformément à la présente section\"",
    "leash_rule": "art. 70, par. 2.1° et 2.2°",
    "max_animals": "art. 21",
    "fine_range": "art. 91 (Règlement numéro 183-7-2016); art. 91.0.1 (Règlement numéro 183-21-2023); art. 91.2 (Règlement numéro 183-13-2020)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/gatineau/animal-control/text-b5fa3488a55b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/gatineau/animal-control/"
}