{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000756",
 "municipality": "Meacham",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-13",
 "official_website": "https://meacham.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 2-22",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://meacham.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Animal-Control-Bylaw-2-22.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted Village of Meacham bylaw to license and regulate animals (OCR-confirmed Bylaw No. 2-22).",
   "capture_sha256": "bc355fe64cca12e49e6c49cc21a03d81cb6adb221f03e0603781a9131b9cbca9",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-13T16:33:18+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bc355fe64cca12e49e6c49cc21a03d81cb6adb221f03e0603781a9131b9cbca9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "Dog – not spayed or neutered: $30.00; Dog – spayed or neutered: $10.00; Dangerous Animal: $250.00",
    "leash_rule": "No animal shall run at large; off premises must be on a leash not exceeding two metres and under proper control.",
    "max_animals": "2 dogs and 3 cats per household (grandfathering applies for existing owners over limit)",
    "fine_range": "Minimum $100–$500 (Schedule D); maximum $2,000 individual / $5,000 corporation"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 7(a) — \"every person…who owns or keeps a dog over three months old shall obtain an animal license\"",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\" ANNUAL LICENSE FEES FOR EACH ANIMAL",
    "leash_rule": "s. 3(c) definition of \"At large\"; s. 9(a) \"No animal shall run at large in the municipality\"",
    "max_animals": "s. 13(b) — \"Two (2) dogs per household…Three (3) cats per household…maximum of two (2) dogs and three (3) cats\"",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"D\" minimum fines; s. 18(b)–(c) maximums"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/meacham/animal-control/text-bc355fe64cca/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/meacham/animal-control/"
}