{
 "answer": "In the Parish of Saint-Joachim, Quebec, licence required: True; licence fee: 25 $ par année par chien; 25 $ par année par chat; gratuit pour chien guide; leash rule: All dogs must be on a leash in public; retractable leashes prohibited; exceptions on owner's enclosed property or designated park enclosure; max animals: Maximum 4 combined dogs and cats per unit; 1 unsterilized, unvaccinated rabbit. Source: Règlement sur les animaux domestiques no 357-2012, verified 2026-06-13.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002654",
 "municipality": "Saint-Joachim",
 "status_type": "Parish",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-13",
 "official_website": "https://www.saintjoachim.qc.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement sur les animaux domestiques no 357-2012",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.saintjoachim.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/reg-357-2012-animaux-domestiques.pdf",
   "summary": "Règlement de la Municipalité de Saint-Joachim relatif aux animaux domestiques et aux chiens.",
   "capture_sha256": "94bf8d8e5f18ec6da4b896e7e4d6005b2ffbf12c020b665ec7e79bbf42034f39",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/94bf8d8e5f18ec6da4b896e7e4d6005b2ffbf12c020b665ec7e79bbf42034f39.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "25 $ par année par chien; 25 $ par année par chat; gratuit pour chien guide",
    "leash_rule": "All dogs must be on a leash in public; retractable leashes prohibited; exceptions on owner's enclosed property or designated park enclosure",
    "max_animals": "Maximum 4 combined dogs and cats per unit; 1 unsterilized, unvaccinated rabbit",
    "fine_range": "$100–$300 (first offence); $300–$1,000 (first repeat); $500–$2,000 (further repeat); $250 flat for contraventions of art. 3, 6, 7"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4: \"sans avoir obtenu le permis obligatoire\"",
    "licence_fee": "s. 6 and Chapitre V (art. 39): \"25,00 $ par année par chien; 25,00 $ par année par chat\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 11: \"Tout chien doit être conduit au moyen d'une laisse et l'usage de la laisse extensible est interdit sur la place publique\"",
    "max_animals": "s. 10, 1°: \"nombre total combiné de chiens et chats supérieurs à 4 ou d'un lapin non stérilisé et non vacciné\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 35, 1°–3° and s. 36"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/saint-joachim/animal-control/text-94bf8d8e5f18/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/saint-joachim/animal-control/"
}