{
 "answer": "In the City of Cranbrook, British Columbia, licence required: True; licence fee: $60.00 non-sterilized dog; $30.00 sterilized dog; $225.00 vicious dog; leash rule: Dogs must not run at large; off-leash only permitted in designated off-leash parks; max animals: No more than 6 pets per dwelling unit, including no more than 3 dogs and no more than 3 cats. Source: Animal Control Bylaw No. 3845, 2016 (Consolidated to Feb 27, 2023), verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000027",
 "municipality": "Cranbrook",
 "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://cranbrook.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 3845, 2016 (Consolidated to Feb 27, 2023)",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/76528",
   "summary": "Provides for licensing and control of animals within the City of Cranbrook; consolidated 2023.",
   "capture_sha256": "c804a8763ffe8268de0a328368ef3465828f34e0f198873abab33980d6a9f823",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c804a8763ffe8268de0a328368ef3465828f34e0f198873abab33980d6a9f823.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$60.00 non-sterilized dog; $30.00 sterilized dog; $225.00 vicious dog",
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must not run at large; off-leash only permitted in designated off-leash parks",
    "max_animals": "No more than 6 pets per dwelling unit, including no more than 3 dogs and no more than 3 cats",
    "fine_range": "Up to $10,000 (Offence Act); up to $1,000 (ticket); up to $500 (bylaw notice)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.5(a)",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"B\", Part A",
    "leash_rule": "s. 3.8(a)",
    "max_animals": "s. 3.7(a)",
    "fine_range": "s. 9.2(b)(i)(ii)(iii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/cranbrook/animal-control/text-c804a8763ffe/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/cranbrook/animal-control/"
}