{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003505",
 "municipality": "Dawson",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Yukon",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-04",
 "official_website": "https://www.cityofdawson.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 12-28",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-09-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.cityofdawson.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=f968d31a-4d02-43aa-a240-3e562d52b391",
   "summary": "City of Dawson animal control bylaw. Covers licensing (from 6 months), at-large prohibition, leashing, excessive barking, dangerous-dog and wildlife provisions, impoundment. Third reading / in force Sep 10 2013.",
   "capture_sha256": "97b539d05577d540c0c26934ecf408302918d8d8ee999f38959f5074b162c727",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/97b539d05577d540c0c26934ecf408302918d8d8ee999f38959f5074b162c727.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "as prescribed in Fees and Charges Bylaw; lifetime licence for neutered dog; annual fee for unneutered dog",
    "leash_rule": "No animal at large; on public/private property must be on leash held by owner, confined within 1 m radius when others nearby",
    "max_animals": "max 4 household pets incl. no more than 2 dogs on residential parcel; 3 dogs on agricultural/non-residential",
    "fine_range": "voluntary fines per Schedule A (e.g. $50-$500); up to $2,000 under Criminal Code; up to $500 under Summary Convictions Act"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 7.01",
    "licence_fee": "s. 7.03, 7.04",
    "leash_rule": "s. 5.01, 5.02",
    "max_animals": "s. 6.01, 6.02",
    "fine_range": "s. 17.02 and Schedule A"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/yt/dawson/animal-control/text-97b539d05577/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/yt/dawson/animal-control/"
}