{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Sainte-Rita, Quebec, licence required: True; licence fee: $5 initial registration; $5 annual renewal; $5 replacement medal; leash rule: Animals must not roam streets or public places; guardian must physically restrain animal on leash at all times; max animals: Max 3 dogs per unit; max 3 cats per unit; max 4 total cats and dogs combined per unit. Source: No 297 - Les animaux, verified 2026-06-13.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002927",
 "municipality": "Sainte-Rita",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-13",
 "official_website": "https://www.ste-rita.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "No 297 - Les animaux",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://mun-qc.ca/sainte-rita/go-document.php?s=reglements&u=L3NhaW50ZS1yaXRhL2RhdGEvcGRmL3JlZ2xlbWVudHMvY2F0MDEvTm8lMjAyOTctJTIwTGVzJTIwYW5pbWF1eC5wZGY",
   "summary": "Official Sainte-Rita animal control bylaw PDF (verified scanned signed copy) from the municipal règlements page.",
   "capture_sha256": "9c015dc4ad6689878f5364551d83e711210f089840c3e29f94351902b626c386",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9c015dc4ad6689878f5364551d83e711210f089840c3e29f94351902b626c386.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$5 initial registration; $5 annual renewal; $5 replacement medal",
    "leash_rule": "Animals must not roam streets or public places; guardian must physically restrain animal on leash at all times",
    "max_animals": "Max 3 dogs per unit; max 3 cats per unit; max 4 total cats and dogs combined per unit",
    "fine_range": "$200–$1,000 (individual); $400–$2,000 (corporation); doubled for repeat offences"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "art. 32 (ARTICLE 32: FRAIS D'ENREGISTREMENT; médaille)",
    "licence_fee": "art. 32: \"frais d'enregistrement... fixé à 5 $\"; art. 33: \"frais de 5$\"",
    "leash_rule": "art. 16; art. 19: \"retenir, en tout temps, l'animal en laisse\"",
    "max_animals": "art. 26: \"plus de trois (3) chiens\"; art. 14: \"excéder quatre (4)\"",
    "fine_range": "art. 45: \"minimale de 200 $... maximale de 1 000 $... minimale de 400 $... maximale de 2 000 $\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/sainte-rita/animal-control/text-9c015dc4ad66/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/sainte-rita/animal-control/"
}