{
 "answer": "In the City of Fort St. John, British Columbia, licence required: True; licence fee: $20.00 standard; $100.00 Biting or Aggressive Dog; $5.00 replacement tag; No Fee for Service Dog or exempt Dog; leash rule: Owner shall keep Dog leashed when in a public place unless designated an off-leash area; max animals: No more than three Dogs on a parcel or within a dwelling. Source: Animal Control Bylaw, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000039",
 "municipality": "Fort St. John",
 "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://fortstjohn.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/animal-control-bylaw",
   "summary": "Regulates ownership, licensing, and control of animals within Fort St. John.",
   "capture_sha256": "6b521c8ada939d8ab16bad8cc1a8519d21c106432eb49d19d9ebf633c0c9077c",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6b521c8ada939d8ab16bad8cc1a8519d21c106432eb49d19d9ebf633c0c9077c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "licence_fee": "$20.00 standard; $100.00 Biting or Aggressive Dog; $5.00 replacement tag; No Fee for Service Dog or exempt Dog",
    "leash_rule": "Owner shall keep Dog leashed when in a public place unless designated an off-leash area",
    "max_animals": "No more than three Dogs on a parcel or within a dwelling",
    "fine_range": "$150.00 (early payment) to $450.00 (late payment); standard penalty $200.00–$400.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 5",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 19",
    "max_animals": "s. 16",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"C\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fort-st-john/animal-control/text-6b521c8ada93/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fort-st-john/animal-control/"
}