{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000787",
 "municipality": "Nipawin",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-13",
 "official_website": "http://www.nipawin.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 1205/25",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://nipawin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1205-Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Nipawin Bylaw No. 1205/25 respecting regulation, licensing, care and control of animals, livestock and poultry.",
   "capture_sha256": "b86f0bcfe3d0c1d250ad9a84c246f1e559c7cbed481f6321ce1c41ea1ccea7f6",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-13T16:33:18+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b86f0bcfe3d0c1d250ad9a84c246f1e559c7cbed481f6321ce1c41ea1ccea7f6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "Unaltered dog: $38 (2025), $20 (2026–2028); neutered/spayed dog: $18 (2025), $10 (2026–2028); nuisance animal: $110 (2025), $115 (2026), $120 (2027), $125 (2028); replacement tag: $5",
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must be on a leash no longer than 1.8 metres at all times in any public area, unless a designated off-leash area.",
    "max_animals": "No more than five (5) animals over the age of six (6) months in a single dwelling",
    "fine_range": "$75–$5,300 per Schedule C; up to $10,000 for offences not listed in Schedule C"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 5.1(a)",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 10.2",
    "max_animals": "s. 8.1",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"C\"; s. 25.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/nipawin/animal-control/text-b86f0bcfe3d0/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/nipawin/animal-control/"
}