{
 "answer": "The Town of Grafton, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Rules of Procedure for Vicious Dog/Domestic Pet Bite Hearings (adopted 10/30/2023); Town of Grafton Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids (adopted 11/20/2023, amended 2/18/2025), verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028537",
 "municipality": "Grafton",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://graftonvt.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rules of Procedure for Vicious Dog/Domestic Pet Bite Hearings (adopted 10/30/2023)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-10-30",
   "document_url": "https://graftonvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rules-of-Procedure-for-Vicious-Dog-Domestic-Pet-Bite-Hearings-October-30-2023.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes Selectboard hearing procedure for vicious dog/domestic pet bite complaints, supplementing the Dog Ordinance.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Grafton Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids (adopted 11/20/2023, amended 2/18/2025)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-11-20",
   "document_url": "https://graftonvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Ordinance-Regulating-Dogs-and-Wolf-Hybrids-February-18-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping of dogs/wolf-hybrids: leashing, muzzling, restraint, impoundment, destruction, under 20 V.S.A. §2291 and 24 V.S.A. Chapter 59.",
   "document_number": "11/20/2023",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/grafton/animal-control/"
}