{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003526",
 "municipality": "Norman Wells",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Northwest Territories",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-04",
 "official_website": "http://www.normanwells.com/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Companion Animal Control By-law No. 10-23",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://normanwells.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/10-23-signed.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Norman Wells bylaw (2010) providing for the control, licensing and protection of companion animals. OCR-confirmed: Town of Norman Wells, NWT, Bylaw No. 10-23, cited as the Companion Animal Control By-law.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/542e7398b9bf3409d4785c80db1a26548da22f3a0bae0301069585af134036fb.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$10 each neutered dog; $20 each dog not neutered; $10 each cat; $5 per dog kept under Hobby License; Hobby License $50; Dangerous Dog $100; replacement tag $5",
    "leash_rule": "Owner shall ensure dog/domestic animal not be at large; dangerous dog off-property must be muzzled and harnessed/leashed on lead not exceeding 1 metre",
    "max_animals": "more than four dogs requires a Hobby License",
    "fine_range": "fine not exceeding $2,000 for an individual; $10,000 for a corporation"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\" s.1",
    "leash_rule": "s. 13.a; s. 21.d",
    "max_animals": "s. 6",
    "fine_range": "s. 36"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nt/norman-wells/animal-control/text-542e7398b9bf/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nt/norman-wells/animal-control/"
}