{
 "answer": "The Town of Fair Haven, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Town of Fair Haven, Vermont Animal Control Ordinance #2008-11-04, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028526",
 "municipality": "Fair Haven",
 "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.fairhavenvt.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Fair Haven, Vermont Animal Control Ordinance #2008-11-04",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-11-04",
   "document_url": "https://fairhavenvt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ACO-ordinance.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates dogs/wolf-hybrids: prohibits nuisance animals (harassing passersby, excessive barking, off-premises defecation), requires restraint (not at-large), sets definitions and enforcement by animal control officer/police/constable. Effective 1/4/2009.",
   "document_number": "2008-11-04",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/fair-haven/animal-control/"
}