{
 "answer": "In the City of Armstrong, British Columbia, licence required: True; leash rule: Dogs must be on a leash max 2 meters when in a public place other than an off-leash area.; max animals: No more than 2 dogs per residential dwelling unit.; fines: Not more than $2,000 or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days or both.. Source: Dog Care and Control Bylaw No. 1873, 2021 (Consolidated), verified 2026-06-08.",
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 "municipality": "Armstrong",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.cityofarmstrong.bc.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Dog Care and Control Bylaw No. 1873, 2021 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-03-22",
   "document_url": "https://armstrong.civicweb.net/document/138896",
   "summary": "Regulates the care, licensing, control, and impoundment of dogs within the City of Armstrong. Consolidated version updated 2025-03-20.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9e3e4e7e46697b1138910ea77e8f238c074f00680202e3fe3af417610d80fdf6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must be on a leash max 2 meters when in a public place other than an off-leash area.",
    "max_animals": "No more than 2 dogs per residential dwelling unit.",
    "fine_range": "Not more than $2,000 or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days or both."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "\"No person shall own, possess or harbour any dog\"",
    "leash_rule": "\"off-leash area\"",
    "max_animals": "\"No person shall keep or harbour more than two (2) dogs within a residential dwelling unit\"",
    "fine_range": "\"not more than $2,000\"; \"imprisonment not exceeding sixty days\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/armstrong/animal-control/text-9e3e4e7e4669/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/armstrong/animal-control/"
}