{
 "answer": "The District municipality of St. Mary's, Nova Scotia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Municipality of the District of St. Mary's Land Use By-Law, verified 2026-09-27.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003160",
 "municipality": "St. Mary's",
 "status_type": "District municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.saint-marys.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of the District of St. Mary's Land Use By-Law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-10-18",
   "document_url": "https://www.saint-marys.ca/policies-bylaws/2012-lub-district-of-st-marys-2022-10-18/file.html",
   "summary": "A structure counts as a regulated \"structure\" once a fence exceeds 1.8m in height. Outdoor swimming pools must be fully enclosed by a fence at least 1.5m high with self-closing, self-latching gates and no gaps over 10cm.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "5125d8eb0a89079d96bde0ddc20f98c9090a1891a08cd13a2a6bc97903f5e358",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5125d8eb0a89079d96bde0ddc20f98c9090a1891a08cd13a2a6bc97903f5e358.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": false,
    "pool_enclosure": "All outdoor swimming pools, or the yard in which a pool is located, shall be completely enclosed; access controlled by a fence at least 1.5 metres in height or a combination of fencing, buildings, or deck; gates and doors self closing, self-latching lockable devices placed not less than 1.5 metres in height."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2.5(e)(v)",
    "pool_enclosure": "4.20; \"shall be completely enclosed so as to prevent unauthorized access\"; \"have access controlled by a fence at least 1.5 metres in height\"; \"equipped with a self closing, self-latching lockable devices placed not less than 1.5 metres in height\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/st-mary-s/fences/municipality-of-the-district-of-st-mary-s-land-use-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/st-mary-s/fences/"
}