{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003166",
 "municipality": "West Hants",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.westhants.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Dog By-law RD-002",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.westhants.ca/government/by-laws-and-policies/by-laws/3864-dog-by-law-rd-002/file",
   "summary": "Regulates dangerous, roaming, and noisy dogs throughout the Regional Municipality of West Hants. Adopted as a unified regional by-law after amalgamation.",
   "capture_sha256": "37ac12f0f86f6131fd2a88c8cca0514cafd1238f88af8e14377077e76b06012f",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/37ac12f0f86f6131fd2a88c8cca0514cafd1238f88af8e14377077e76b06012f.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Owner shall confine dog to owner's premises; may leave premises only under effective control of a responsible person; otherwise deemed running at large",
    "max_animals": "Kennel = lot/building housing four or more domesticated animals for monetary gain (requires kennel registration)",
    "fine_range": "Up to $10,000 per offence; default imprisonment up to 60 days; Notice of Violation $250 (s.8.1) or $150 (other offences)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1",
    "licence_fee": "s. 5.1",
    "leash_rule": "s. 7.1-7.3",
    "max_animals": "s. 2 \"Kennel\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 13.1; s. 13.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/west-hants/animal-control/text-37ac12f0f86f/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/west-hants/animal-control/"
}