{
 "answer": "In the City of Colwood, British Columbia, licence required: True; licence fee: Sterilized dog: $40.00 (before Dec 31 prior year $35.00); Unsterilized dog: $60.00; Dangerous Dog: $100.00; Aggressive Dog: $75.00. After March 1st add late fee: sterilized +$20, unsterilized +$10, dangerous +$20, aggressive +$20. Newly sterilized (within 12 months): $0.; leash rule: Dogs must not be At Large; must be on leash in designated areas including sanctuary, recreation lands, and within 10m of playground equipment.; max animals: No more than 3 dogs or cats, or any combination not exceeding 3, per dwelling unit (i.e. fewer than 4); keeping 4 or more requires kennel permission.. Source: Animal Control Bylaw - Consolidated, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000023",
 "municipality": "Colwood",
 "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.colwood.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw - Consolidated",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://colwood.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?ID=86366",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping of animals, dog licensing, and animal control in the City of Colwood.",
   "capture_sha256": "feb19139eccd80acf630a7384b7e874f5a85d400c26c0289fae3ccc4af2ceb5a",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/feb19139eccd80acf630a7384b7e874f5a85d400c26c0289fae3ccc4af2ceb5a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "Sterilized dog: $40.00 (before Dec 31 prior year $35.00); Unsterilized dog: $60.00; Dangerous Dog: $100.00; Aggressive Dog: $75.00. After March 1st add late fee: sterilized +$20, unsterilized +$10, dangerous +$20, aggressive +$20. Newly sterilized (within 12 months): $0.",
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must not be At Large; must be on leash in designated areas including sanctuary, recreation lands, and within 10m of playground equipment.",
    "max_animals": "No more than 3 dogs or cats, or any combination not exceeding 3, per dwelling unit (i.e. fewer than 4); keeping 4 or more requires kennel permission.",
    "fine_range": "Schedule B fines: $25–$750 per offence; Dangerous Dog offence with injury: minimum $2,000; maximum fine for all offences: $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 7.1",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\" - LICENCE FEES",
    "leash_rule": "s. 8.1(a); s. 8.2",
    "max_animals": "s. 6.2",
    "fine_range": "s. 15.1; Schedule \"B\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/colwood/animal-control/text-feb19139eccd/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/colwood/animal-control/"
}