{
 "answer": "The Town of Richford, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Town of Richford Animal Ordinance, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028635",
 "municipality": "Richford",
 "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 Richford Animal Ordinance",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-11-18",
   "document_url": "https://www.richfordvt.org/uploads/1/2/0/4/120478017/animal_control.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping/leashing/muzzling of dogs and wolf-hybrids, running at large, licensing, impoundment, vicious-dog Selectboard hearing process; tiered fines $25/$50/$100. Takes effect Nov 18, 2024.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/richford/animal-control/"
}