{
 "answer": "The Town of Chester, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: An Ordinance for the Control of Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids in the Town of Chester; Town of Chester Ordinance Regulating Domestic Animals, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028500",
 "municipality": "Chester",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.chestervt.gov/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "An Ordinance for the Control of Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids in the Town of Chester",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.chestervt.gov/uploads/1/1/9/4/119456679/dog_ordinance.2015.adopted.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates leashing, muzzling, restraint, impoundment/destruction and running-at-large of dogs and wolf-hybrids; site filename indicates 2015 adoption, distinct from and predating the broader 2024 Domestic Animals ordinance.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Chester Ordinance Regulating Domestic Animals",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-07-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.chestervt.gov/uploads/1/1/9/4/119456679/animal_control_ordinance_2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Abates public nuisances from keeping of domestic animals (cattle, sheep, goats, equines, etc.): running-at-large restraint, noise, and disease-transmission risk. Read and approved by the Selectboard 7/3/2024, minutes approved 8/7/2024 (confirmed directly).",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/chester/animal-control/"
}