{
 "municipality_id": "gx-026042",
 "municipality": "Warwick",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Warwick Chapter 4 — Animals and Fowl",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.warwickri.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif12206/f/agendas/with_changes_tracked_chapter_4_animals_and_fowl_kp_edits.pdf",
   "summary": "Dog restraint required at all times; max 3 dogs and 3 cats per lot; noisy animals declared public nuisance; mandatory rabies vaccination; dog license $10 annually; fines $50-$500.",
   "capture_sha256": "0528ae77d755f5e95fdc4ec91a810d87f7148be4b303ec4801606a2d917e9cae",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T17:23:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0528ae77d755f5e95fdc4ec91a810d87f7148be4b303ec4801606a2d917e9cae.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$10.00",
    "leash_rule": "Owner shall keep dog under restraint at all times when at large; restraint = leashed, within a motor vehicle per state law, or within a suitable enclosure",
    "max_animals": "No more than three (3) dogs over twelve (12) weeks of age on any lot or parcel (also max 3 cats)",
    "fine_range": "Unlicensed dog: $25.00 first offense, $200.00 second, $500.00 third and subsequent"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Sec. 4-31",
    "licence_fee": "Sec. 4-31(a)",
    "leash_rule": "Sec. 4-8 / Sec. 4-1 Restraint",
    "max_animals": "Sec. 4-11(a)",
    "fine_range": "Sec. 4-31"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/us/ri/warwick/animal-control/text-0528ae77d755/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/ri/warwick/animal-control/"
}