{
 "answer": "The Town of Poultney, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Poultney Unified Bylaws Section 525 - Fences in Residential Districts, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028627",
 "municipality": "Poultney",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.poultneyvt.gov/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Poultney Unified Bylaws Section 525 - Fences in Residential Districts",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-12-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.poultneyvt.gov/fileadmin/files/Rules_Permits/Bylaws/Poultney_Unified_Bylaws_Adopted_12-16-24_Cross-Referenced.pdf",
   "summary": "Fences up to 6 ft in side/rear yards need no permit (finished side facing neighbors); fences over 6 ft are a 'structure' requiring DRB review; opaque front-yard fences capped at ~9 inches unless meeting front setback; fences near public sidewalks/bike paths must be 3+ ft back.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/poultney-town/fences/"
}