{
 "answer": "The Town of Colchester, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6: Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028503",
 "municipality": "Colchester",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.colchestervt.gov",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6: Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://records.colchestervt.gov/Content/Colchester-vt/books/code/Colchc06.htm",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping, leashing, and licensing of dogs and wolf-hybrids in the Town.",
   "document_number": "6",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/colchester/animal-control/"
}