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 "municipality": "Westerly",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
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 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
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   "title": "Westerly Chapter 76 — Animals",
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   "summary": "Article I: Dogs and Other Animals (registration, impoundment, dangerous animals, confinement, noise disturbances, vaccination, spaying/neutering, canine waste, cruelty, livestock proximity, chickens/fowl). Article II: Aggressive Dogs. Article IV: Feeding of Nondomesticated Animals. Article V: Pet Day-Care Facility.",
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