{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003160",
 "municipality": "St. Mary's",
 "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": "http://www.saint-marys.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Dog Control By-law",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2006-07-18",
   "document_url": "https://www.saint-marys.ca/policies-bylaws/161-dog-control-by-law/file.html",
   "summary": "Dog Control By-law of the Municipality of St. Mary's, dated July 18, 2006. Covers licensing, control, and enforcement.",
   "capture_sha256": "76ee138669731bab0e162d6fb1758d8cd42b618342d3d5254390c5964f65505a",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/76ee138669731bab0e162d6fb1758d8cd42b618342d3d5254390c5964f65505a.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$20.00; $10.00 for neutered",
    "leash_rule": "Animals kept under effective restraint/control at all times; off premises only when leashed and under control of a responsible person",
    "fine_range": "First offence $100; subsequent/second offence $250; later subsequent $500"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2",
    "licence_fee": "s. 3",
    "leash_rule": "s. 7",
    "fine_range": "Fines schedule"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/st-mary-s/animal-control/text-76ee13866973/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/st-mary-s/animal-control/"
}