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 "municipality": "Bienfait",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
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 "last_verified": "2026-06-13",
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   "title": "Bylaw No. 3 (2024) Licensing and Ownership of Animals",
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    "max_animals": "No more than three (3) dogs on any one property (s. 23); no more than three (3) of any allowed animals over age 12 weeks (s. 26)",
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    "licence_required": "s. 2: 'No owner of any dog or cat shall be in possession of such dog or cat unless such dog or cat has been licensed'",
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    "fine_range": "Individual: fine not exceeding $10,000.00 or imprisonment ≤1 year or both; corporation: fine not exceeding $25,000.00 or imprisonment of directors ≤1 year or both"
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   "title": "Bylaw No. 5 (2024) Control of the Use of Cat Traps",
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