{
 "answer": "The Town of Fairfield, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Town of Fairfield, Vermont Dog Ordinance (adopted 10/15/2024), verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028528",
 "municipality": "Fairfield",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://fairfieldvermont.us/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Fairfield, Vermont Dog Ordinance (adopted 10/15/2024)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-10-15",
   "document_url": "https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bcfe7f6a-21a0-4365-83b2-ca876176b0e8/downloads/39254053-db12-4950-b6c8-2501eb4b02d4/DogOrd.-Signed%26Authorized.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires dog licensing, defines Nuisance Dogs (running at large, barking 15+ continuous minutes, unremoved waste), sets impoundment procedure and civil penalties ($100-$500 per violation, escalating); working farm dogs partly exempt.",
   "document_number": "10/15/2024",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/fairfield/animal-control/"
}