{
 "answer": "The Town of Lowell, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Town of Lowell Animal Control Ordinance, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028574",
 "municipality": "Lowell",
 "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": "Town of Lowell Animal Control Ordinance",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2004-10-05",
   "document_url": "https://nebula.wsimg.com/c30b411f2c03083f6640a53690db09d2?AccessKeyId=B0B2069B1EAA8E43C052&disposition=0&alloworigin=1",
   "summary": "Regulates dogs and wolf-hybrids: annual licensing (by April 1) and proof of rabies vaccination required, bans running at large, requires restraint from disturbing peace/harassing/attacking; civil penalties $100-$200 escalating for repeat offenses. Effective Dec 6, 2004.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/lowell/animal-control/"
}