{
 "answer": "The Village of North Bennington, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Article 9. Care and Control of Animals Ordinance; Article 9.1. Private Kennel Licensing Ordinance, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028608",
 "municipality": "North Bennington",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "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": "Article 9. Care and Control of Animals Ordinance",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-02-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.villagenorthbennington.org/s/Ordinance-9-Animal-Control.pdf",
   "summary": "Civil ordinance regulating the keeping of pets (dogs/cats): defines 'excessive noise' from pets, leash/restraint rules. Adopted by the Board of Trustees 2022-02-17.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Article 9.1. Private Kennel Licensing Ordinance",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-02-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.villagenorthbennington.org/s/Ordinance-91-Kennels.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires licensing of commercial/private kennels (4+ dogs/cats/pets boarded, bred, groomed or trained commercially or not owned by the occupant); adopted 2022-02-17.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/north-bennington/animal-control/"
}