{
 "answer": "The Town of Waterford, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Ordinance to Regulate Livestock Running at Large; Waterford Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028695",
 "municipality": "Waterford",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://waterfordvt.gov/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Ordinance to Regulate Livestock Running at Large",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-12-18",
   "document_url": "https://0201.nccdn.net/1_2/000/000/158/fb1/livestock-running-at-large-ordinance.pdf",
   "summary": "Declares livestock running at large a public nuisance; sets impoundment procedure, requires proper fencing/food/water/shelter, and penalties for repeat offenses.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waterford Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://0201.nccdn.net/1_2/000/000/159/2c3/dog---wolf-hybrids-ordinance.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping of dogs/wolf-hybrids: leashing, muzzling, restraint, impoundment and destruction; defines potentially vicious dogs; adopted December 2023 (exact day illegible on scan).",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/waterford/animal-control/"
}