{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003510",
 "municipality": "Watson Lake",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Yukon",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-04",
 "official_website": "https://www.watsonlake.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 2024-011",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-21",
   "document_url": "https://watsonlake.ca/uploads/dm/20051/Animal_Control_Bylaw_2024011",
   "summary": "Town of Watson Lake Animal Control Bylaw for the control, health and safety of wild and domestic animals; licensing and permits. Read a third time and finally passed April 21, 2026.",
   "capture_sha256": "d8d154ccab1eeafbf5f58b42a182f3dcaa848d7c7681fdb638ce3fa5ece95182",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d8d154ccab1eeafbf5f58b42a182f3dcaa848d7c7681fdb638ce3fa5ece95182.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "as prescribed in Town's Fees and Charges Bylaw; lifetime licence for spayed/neutered; annual fee for unspayed/unneutered; service animals free",
    "leash_rule": "No animal (other than licensed spayed/neutered cat) at large; on public/private property must be on leash no longer than 2 m held by owner",
    "max_animals": "max 2 dogs or 2 cats (or 1 of each); up to 4 by special permit (except Rural Residential)",
    "fine_range": "voluntary fines per Schedule B ($75-$500); up to $500 under Summary Convictions Act; up to $10,000 under Criminal Code"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 5.01",
    "licence_fee": "s. 5.04, 5.06, 5.13",
    "leash_rule": "s. 6.01, 6.02",
    "max_animals": "s. 14.01, 14.03",
    "fine_range": "s. 15.04 and Schedule B"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/yt/watson-lake/animal-control/text-d8d154ccab1e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Feeding of Wild Animals Bylaw No. 2024-02 (unconfirmed — no document opened)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "unknown",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://watsonlake.ca/bylaws",
   "summary": "Referenced by number in search results but the PDF was not located/opened. Demoted to dead-lead pending a confirmable document.",
   "capture_sha256": "b203f998227bfad1ff6fef24ab00ee1a1d3d508f678dddd0ec4ec2059ea9295e",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b203f998227bfad1ff6fef24ab00ee1a1d3d508f678dddd0ec4ec2059ea9295e.html",
   "transcript_url": "/ca/yt/watson-lake/animal-control/text-b203f998227b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/yt/watson-lake/animal-control/"
}