{
 "answer": "The Town of Essex, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Essex Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 4.04 - Dog Licensing and Control, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028524",
 "municipality": "Essex",
 "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.essex.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Essex Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 4.04 - Dog Licensing and Control",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.essexvt.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11004",
   "summary": "Requires dog licensing, leashing/restraint (no running at large, leash required on sidewalks/paths/parking areas), addresses vicious/potentially vicious dogs, dog bites, dog waste, and impoundment procedures.",
   "document_number": "4.04",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/essex/animal-control/"
}