{
 "answer": "In the Town of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Quebec, licence required: True; leash rule: In public, dogs must be on a leash of max 1.85 m at all times, except in dog exercise areas or canine activities.; max animals: Max 6 domestic animals per unit, max 3 of same species; keeping more than 3 dogs constitutes operating a kennel requiring a permit.; fines: $250–$20,000 depending on offence and offender type; recidivism doubles min and max. Source: Règlement 1345-2023 sur le contrôle animalier, verified 2026-06-13.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002361",
 "municipality": "Notre-Dame-des-Prairies",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-13",
 "official_website": "https://www.notredamedesprairies.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement 1345-2023 sur le contrôle animalier",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://cdn.notredamedesprairies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1345-2023-controle-animalier.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted animal control bylaw (règlement 1345-2023) hosted on the city's own CDN.",
   "capture_sha256": "38de3c6540f3a62ad78703343eec56975f33c31f87e4f1c9b832863f377decab",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/38de3c6540f3a62ad78703343eec56975f33c31f87e4f1c9b832863f377decab.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "In public, dogs must be on a leash of max 1.85 m at all times, except in dog exercise areas or canine activities.",
    "max_animals": "Max 6 domestic animals per unit, max 3 of same species; keeping more than 3 dogs constitutes operating a kennel requiring a permit.",
    "fine_range": "$250–$20,000 depending on offence and offender type; recidivism doubles min and max"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "art. 59: «Nul ne peut garder un chien vivant sur le territoire de la Ville à moins d'avoir obtenu au préalable une licence»",
    "leash_rule": "art. 43: «laisse d'une longueur maximale d'un mètre quatre-vingt-cinq (1,85 m), sauf dans une aire d'exercice canin»",
    "max_animals": "art. 16 (max 6 animaux, max 3 de même espèce); art. 22 («Le gardien de plus de trois chiens est réputé exploiter un chenil»)",
    "fine_range": "arts. 91–100: $250–$750 (art. 92, physique); $1,000–$10,000 (art. 91, physique); $2,000–$20,000 (art. 91, autres); doublé en cas de récidive (art. 100)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/notre-dame-des-prairies/animal-control/text-38de3c6540f3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/notre-dame-des-prairies/animal-control/"
}