{
 "answer": "The Town of Middletown Springs, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Animal Control Ordinance, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028589",
 "municipality": "Middletown Springs",
 "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": "Animal Control Ordinance",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2001-07-16",
   "document_url": "https://storage.googleapis.com/juniper-media-library/359/2025/07/MTS-Policy-Manual-Rev-01.17.2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates domestic pets and wolf-hybrid breeds: owner responsibilities, duties of the animal control officer, impoundment/release conditions, cruelty provisions, and penalties. Adopted by the Selectboard July 16, 2001.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/middletown-springs/animal-control/"
}