{
 "answer": "In the Town of Victoriaville, Quebec, licence required: True; licence fee: chien : 30 $; chat : 15 $; gratuit pour un animal micropucé au cours des 12 derniers mois (pour une année); leash rule: All dogs must be on leash at all times; in a public place leash max 1.85 m; max animals: max 4 animals per dwelling unit, including max 2 dogs or 4 cats; more permitted with written authorisation. Source: Règlement 1476-2022 concernant les animaux, verified 2026-06-13.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003023",
 "municipality": "Victoriaville",
 "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.victoriaville.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement 1476-2022 concernant les animaux",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://d16k40le270owi.cloudfront.net/1476-2022-MAJ-Janvier-2026-1639-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted bylaw concerning animals (care, control, dangerous dogs, urban chickens), updated January 2026. PDF resolves (~495KB).",
   "capture_sha256": "7d394e31a2930f2dffab3fa908b41788751fb424f6200a91210326dc108c3ed8",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7d394e31a2930f2dffab3fa908b41788751fb424f6200a91210326dc108c3ed8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "chien : 30 $; chat : 15 $; gratuit pour un animal micropucé au cours des 12 derniers mois (pour une année)",
    "leash_rule": "All dogs must be on leash at all times; in a public place leash max 1.85 m",
    "max_animals": "max 4 animals per dwelling unit, including max 2 dogs or 4 cats; more permitted with written authorisation",
    "fine_range": "$250–$750 (general); $500–$1,500; $1,000–$2,500; $2,500–$62,500 (physical person) / $5,000–$125,000 (other) for animal welfare violations; doubled for first repeat, tripled for further"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "art. 20.2: «Nul ne peut garder un chien... à moins de l'avoir enregistré»",
    "licence_fee": "art. 30.1",
    "leash_rule": "art. 21.2",
    "max_animals": "art. 10.1",
    "fine_range": "art. 31.1–31.3, 31.10"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/victoriaville/animal-control/text-7d394e31a293/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/victoriaville/animal-control/"
}