{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003158",
 "municipality": "Shelburne",
 "status_type": "District municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.municipalityofshelburne.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Dog By-law D-200",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.municipalityofshelburne.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Dog-By-law-200-signed-b-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Dog By-law D-200 of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne; covers dog licensing, control, and definitions, adopted under the Municipal Government Act.",
   "capture_sha256": "96ee7ba227da25ae98e922656a8075f972850a7fd3e81cb14734e8cc9e9fd5b0",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/96ee7ba227da25ae98e922656a8075f972850a7fd3e81cb14734e8cc9e9fd5b0.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Off owner's property, dog must be under control by harness or leash; leash no more than 6 feet; otherwise deemed running at large",
    "fine_range": "$50.00-$5,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4(1)",
    "leash_rule": "s. 6(1)",
    "fine_range": "s. 13"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/shelburne-district-municipality/animal-control/text-96ee7ba227da/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/shelburne-district-municipality/animal-control/"
}