{
 "answer": "The Town of Bethel, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Bethel Vermont Unified Bylaw (fences and pool enclosure), verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028473",
 "municipality": "Bethel",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://townofbethelvt.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bethel Vermont Unified Bylaw (fences and pool enclosure)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-06-12",
   "document_url": "https://townofbethelvt.com/vertical/sites/%7B46C5C479-45BC-4485-9BD0-06530D0ACFB2%7D/uploads/Bethel_Unified_Bylaw_2023-06-12.pdf",
   "summary": "Fences/walls under 8 feet high and outside the highway right-of-way are exempt from certain requirements; in-ground swimming pools must meet setbacks and be fenced.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/bethel/fences/"
}