{
 "answer": "The Town of Bridport, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028481",
 "municipality": "Bridport",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://bridportvt.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-12-09",
   "document_url": "https://bridportvt.org/s/doc02779620191210112216.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping of dogs and wolf-hybrids: requires current licensing, leashing/muzzling/restraint, bans running at large and noise nuisance, sets impoundment, vicious-dog provisions, and enforcement penalties.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bridport Dog Policy",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://bridportvt.org/s/Dog-Policy.pdf",
   "summary": "Selectboard implementing policy for the Dog Ordinance: defines Dog Warden/Dog Pound, designates enforcement officers, and sets the impoundment fee schedule and penalty-enforcement venue.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/bridport/animal-control/"
}