{
 "answer": "The Town of Panton, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance for the Control of Dogs, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028618",
 "municipality": "Panton",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.pantonvt.us/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Ordinance for the Control of Dogs",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-05-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.pantonvt.us/Document%20Center/Residents/Dog%20information/Dog%20Ordinance/Panton%20Dog%20Ordinance%20April%202023.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans dogs running at large uncontrolled (must be leashed, in a vehicle, or on owner's property); requires registration, tags and rabies vaccination; makes excessive barking a public nuisance; requires owners to pick up dog feces; sets impoundment procedure and fines up to $200/offense plus a $100 penalty for restriction violations.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/panton/animal-control/"
}