{
 "answer": "The Town of Bethel, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Civil Ordinance for Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028473",
 "municipality": "Bethel",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://townofbethelvt.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Civil Ordinance for Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://townofbethelvt.com/vertical/sites/%7B46C5C479-45BC-4485-9BD0-06530D0ACFB2%7D/uploads/Dog_Ordinance(1).pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Bethel dog/wolf-hybrid control ordinance: defines running-at-large, potentially vicious dogs, impoundment, and designates enforcement officers (constable, police, animal control/humane officer); working farm dogs partly exempted. Posted as the current ('New') version, superseding an older Dog_Ordinance.pdf also on file.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/bethel/animal-control/"
}