{
 "answer": "In the Town of Magog, Quebec, licence required: True; leash rule: Dogs must be leashed (max 1.85 m) in public; dogs ≥20 kg must also wear a halter or harness.; max animals: Combined total of 4 cats and dogs per dwelling unit for general guardians; breeders registered with CKC or CFA may keep 5–14 at zoning-approved locations.; fines: min $55–max $10,000 (natural persons); min $110–max $20,000 (legal persons); amounts double on recidivism; varies by infraction tier (ss. 11.4–11.12). Source: Règlement 2790-2020 concernant le contrôle et la garde responsable des animaux, verified 2026-06-14.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002267",
 "municipality": "Magog",
 "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.ville.magog.qc.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement 2790-2020 concernant le contrôle et la garde responsable des animaux",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-12-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.ville.magog.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Reglement-2790-2020-Controle-garde-animaux-avril-2022.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted Ville de Magog bylaw on the control and responsible keeping of animals; adopted at séance extraordinaire du 14 décembre 2020, administrative version consolidated with amendment 2854-2022.",
   "capture_sha256": "70d10629bc294b415f2741728036b17536fda0c57c907f374a5bd8d80aaed183",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/70d10629bc294b415f2741728036b17536fda0c57c907f374a5bd8d80aaed183.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must be leashed (max 1.85 m) in public; dogs ≥20 kg must also wear a halter or harness.",
    "max_animals": "Combined total of 4 cats and dogs per dwelling unit for general guardians; breeders registered with CKC or CFA may keep 5–14 at zoning-approved locations.",
    "fine_range": "min $55–max $10,000 (natural persons); min $110–max $20,000 (legal persons); amounts double on recidivism; varies by infraction tier (ss. 11.4–11.12)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 5.1.1 a) — \"nul gardien ne peut posséder ou garder un chien ... sans s'être procuré une licence\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 2.4.4 — \"la laisse doit être d'une longueur maximale de 1,85 mètre\"; \"lorsque son poids est de 20 kilogrammes et plus, le chien doit porter un licou ou un harnais\"",
    "max_animals": "s. 2.2.1 — \"Nombre total combiné de chats et de chiens = 4\" (general guardian row); breeding rows allow 5–14 at authorized locations",
    "fine_range": "ss. 11.4–11.12 — tiers from $55/$110 (general, s. 11.4) to $1,000/$2,000 min and $10,000/$20,000 max (s. 11.12); \"En cas de récidive, les montants minimal et maximal sont portés au double\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/magog/animal-control/text-70d10629bc29/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/magog/animal-control/"
}