{
 "answer": "In the City of Delta, British Columbia, licence required: True; leash rule: Dogs off owner's premises must not be at large; must be on leash and controlled by competent person.; fines: not more than $2,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. Source: Animal Control Bylaw, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000032",
 "municipality": "Delta",
 "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.delta.ca",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135304",
   "summary": "Regulates the keeping, control, and licensing of animals within the City of Delta including dogs, cats, and livestock, and establishes animal control enforcement.",
   "capture_sha256": "680e821d55ad490d873659953188ccc42776e846e97f8d1b82736afe4b40b2d6",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/680e821d55ad490d873659953188ccc42776e846e97f8d1b82736afe4b40b2d6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs off owner's premises must not be at large; must be on leash and controlled by competent person.",
    "fine_range": "not more than $2,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3",
    "leash_rule": "\"at large\" definition s. 2; s. 23",
    "fine_range": "s. 72"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/delta/animal-control/text-680e821d55ad/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/delta/animal-control/"
}