{
 "answer": "In the Town of Waterloo, Quebec, licence required: True; leash rule: In public places, dogs must be on leash max 1.85 m; retractable leashes prohibited in public places.; max animals: Max 2 dogs per unité d'occupation (combined cats and dogs); breeders and agricultural enterprises have higher limits per table; fines: $110 min to $20 000 max depending on infraction and offender type (individual vs. corporation). Source: Règlement 26-967 — Règlement concernant le contrôle et la garde responsable des animaux domestiques.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003031",
 "municipality": "Waterloo",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": null,
 "official_website": "https://www.ville.waterloo.qc.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement 26-967 — Règlement concernant le contrôle et la garde responsable des animaux domestiques",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://ville.waterloo.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/967-Reglement-concernant-le-controle-et-la-garde-responsable-des-animaux-domestiques.pdf",
   "summary": "Règlement adopté no 26-967 concernant le contrôle et la garde responsable des animaux domestiques. Confirmé par OCR du PDF: « RÈGLEMENT NUMÉRO 26-967 ».",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3c027acaf5482451937271b694c3c0a90c069f40b0c0da227039f6fe8761949c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "In public places, dogs must be on leash max 1.85 m; retractable leashes prohibited in public places.",
    "max_animals": "Max 2 dogs per unité d'occupation (combined cats and dogs); breeders and agricultural enterprises have higher limits per table",
    "fine_range": "$110 min to $20 000 max depending on infraction and offender type (individual vs. corporation)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Article 5.1.1(a): «nul gardien ne peut posséder ou garder un chien … sans s'être procuré une licence»",
    "leash_rule": "Article 2.4.4: «la laisse doit être d'une longueur maximale de 1,85 mètre» / «L'usage d'un dispositif de contention extensible est interdit dans un endroit public»",
    "max_animals": "Article 2.2.1 tableau: «Nombre total combiné de chats et de chiens (2 chiens maximum)» pour la catégorie générale",
    "fine_range": "Articles 11.4 à 11.12: amendes minimales de 110 $ (art. 11.4) à 1 000 $ (art. 11.10–11.12), maximales jusqu'à 20 000 $ (art. 11.12, personne morale)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/waterloo/animal-control/text-3c027acaf548/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/waterloo/animal-control/"
}