{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Saint-Athanase, Quebec, licence required: True; licence fee: 10$ annuel; leash rule: Dogs must be on leash at all times; in public places, leash maximum 2 m; max animals: 2 dogs and 3 cats per dwelling unit; combined total must not exceed 4. Source: Règlement R-199-2020 sur le contrôle des animaux, verified 2026-06-14.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002506",
 "municipality": "Saint-Athanase",
 "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.saint-athanase.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement R-199-2020 sur le contrôle des animaux",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-06-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.saint-athanase.com/images/2024/Règlements_municipaux/Règlement_R_199-2020_sur_le_contrôle_des_animaux.pdf",
   "summary": "Règlement R-199-2020 sur le contrôle des animaux de la Municipalité de Saint-Athanase, conforme au règlement d'application de la Loi P-38.002 (chiens). Adopté le 9 juin 2020, entrée en vigueur 10 juin 2020. PDF officiel sur le domaine municipal.",
   "capture_sha256": "3543435a1b1117d9c2d4015d827d2673b8bd76e3cf6db9edddfb8939791d6dd1",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3543435a1b1117d9c2d4015d827d2673b8bd76e3cf6db9edddfb8939791d6dd1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "10$ annuel",
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must be on leash at all times; in public places, leash maximum 2 m",
    "max_animals": "2 dogs and 3 cats per dwelling unit; combined total must not exceed 4",
    "fine_range": "$200–$10,000 (individuals); $400–$20,000 (others); doubled on recidivism"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "art. 73: \"Le propriétaire ou gardien d'un chien doit l'enregistrer auprès de la Municipalité\"",
    "licence_fee": "art. 111, ARTICLE 5.1(a): \"Tarif annuel pour l'enregistrement d'un chien : 10$\"",
    "leash_rule": "art. 47: \"Tout chien doit être constamment tenu au moyen d'une laisse\"; art. 48: \"laisse d'une longueur maximale de deux (2) mètres\"",
    "max_animals": "art. 16: \"plus de deux (2) chiens et trois (3) chats… ne doit pas excéder quatre (4)\"",
    "fine_range": "arts. 91–102; art. 94 highest range: \"1 000$ à 10 000$… 2 000$ à 20 000$\"; art. 102 doubles on recidivism"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/saint-athanase/animal-control/text-3543435a1b11/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/saint-athanase/animal-control/"
}