{
 "answer": "The Town of Canaan, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028494",
 "municipality": "Canaan",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-11-21",
   "document_url": "http://canaan-vt.org/images/Outdoor_Storage_of_Junk_and_Junk_Vehicles_Regulating_Ordinance_Ad._Nov_21,_2005_.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates outdoor storage of junk and junk motor vehicles in the Town of Canaan to protect public health/safety and the environment. The town's own index page lists this as '(Adopted 09/16/2024)' but the retrieved PDF's adoption history shows only the original Nov 2005 process; possibly re-adopted without an updated scan posted.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/canaan/property-maintenance/"
}