{
 "answer": "The Town of Derby, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance Regulating the Keeping and Control of Dogs and/or Wolf Hybrids, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028511",
 "municipality": "Derby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Ordinance Regulating the Keeping and Control of Dogs and/or Wolf Hybrids",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-08",
   "document_url": "https://derbyvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Dog-Ordinance-2026-06-08.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets leash/at-large rules, owner responsibilities, impoundment (\"Pound\") process, and enforcement for dogs and wolf hybrids kept within the Town of Derby.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/derby/animal-control/"
}