{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Ham-Sud, Quebec, licence required: True; leash rule: Dogs must be kept on a leash outside the owner's property; leash max 2 metres on public places; max animals: Maximum 4 dogs or cats total per dwelling unit (excluding kennel/breeding licence holders); fines: $250–$750 (natural person) or $500–$1,500 (other) for general offences; $500–$1,500 / $2,000–$20,000 for leash/control offences; $1,000–$10,000 / $2,000–$20,000 for dangerous dog offences; doubled for potentially dangerous dogs or recidivism. Source: Règlement no 2025-05 relatif aux animaux, verified 2026-06-14.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002067",
 "municipality": "Ham-Sud",
 "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.ham-sud.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement no 2025-05 relatif aux animaux",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://ham-sud.ca/ham-sud/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-05-Animaux.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted animal-control règlement no. 2025-05 for the Municipalité de Ham-Sud (MRC des Sources), governing keeping, control and protection of animals incl. dog-control law application.",
   "capture_sha256": "77e8d843d9f1ca24c399fa076232124c8d094d5abd298dea33d81131605b376b",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/77e8d843d9f1ca24c399fa076232124c8d094d5abd298dea33d81131605b376b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must be kept on a leash outside the owner's property; leash max 2 metres on public places",
    "max_animals": "Maximum 4 dogs or cats total per dwelling unit (excluding kennel/breeding licence holders)",
    "fine_range": "$250–$750 (natural person) or $500–$1,500 (other) for general offences; $500–$1,500 / $2,000–$20,000 for leash/control offences; $1,000–$10,000 / $2,000–$20,000 for dangerous dog offences; doubled for potentially dangerous dogs or recidivism"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "\"Nul ne peut garder un chien ou un chat à l'intérieur des limites de la Municipalité à \nmoins d'avoir obtenu, au préalable, une licence conformément aux dispositions du \nprésent règlement.\"",
    "leash_rule": "\"Hors de ces limites, le gardien du chien doit le maintenir en laisse.\"",
    "max_animals": "\"Nul ne peut garder, dans une unité d'habitation et ses dépendances ou sur le terrain où \nest située cette unité d'habitation, un total de chiens ou de chats supérieurs à quatre (4),\"",
    "fine_range": "\"Quiconque contrevient à toute autre disposition du présent règlement commet une \ninfraction et est passible d'une amende de deux cent cinquante dollars (250 $) sept cent \ncinquante (750 $), s'il s'agit d'une personne physique, et de 500 $ à 1 500 $, dans les \nautres cas.\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/ham-sud/animal-control/text-77e8d843d9f1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/ham-sud/animal-control/"
}