{
 "answer": "The City of Burlington, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Code of Ordinances Chapter 17 - Health, Article II (Humane Treatment of Animals); Code of Ordinances Chapter 5 - Animals and Fowl, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028489",
 "municipality": "Burlington",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Code of Ordinances Chapter 17 - Health, Article II (Humane Treatment of Animals)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.codepublishing.com/VT/Burlington/html/Burlington17/Burlington17.html",
   "summary": "Separate from Chapter 5's dog/cat rules: registration, humane handling/housing/veterinary recordkeeping, dead-animal removal, mutilations/euthanasia standards, impoundment, and a zero-tolerance policy for inhumane treatment (sections 17-11 to 17-32).",
   "document_number": "17",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Code of Ordinances Chapter 5 - Animals and Fowl",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.codepublishing.com/VT/Burlington/html/Burlington05/Burlington05.html",
   "summary": "Dogs and cats: at-large prohibition, license/rabies vaccination requirement, license fees, waste removal, impoundment, cruelty, animal control committee. Also covers nuisance animals and exotic-animal display.",
   "document_number": "5",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/burlington/animal-control/"
}