{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of West Vancouver, British Columbia, licence required: True; leash rule: Dogs must not be at large; must be on leash except in designated off-leash areas where under immediate owner control.; max animals: no more than three dogs on any parcel; fines: not less than $2,500 and not exceeding $10,000. Source: Animal Control and Licence Bylaw No. 4545, 2008, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000156",
 "municipality": "West Vancouver",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://westvancouver.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control and Licence Bylaw No. 4545, 2008",
   "category": "animal_control",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/media/documents/4545%20ANIMAL%20CONTROL%20AND%20LICENCE%20BYLAW%204545%202008%20(CONSOLIDATED%20UP%20TO%20AMENDMENT%20BYLAW%205286%202023).pdf",
   "summary": "Governs dog and animal licensing and control in West Vancouver including dangerous animal provisions; dogs and backyard chickens must be licenced.",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f76e7e180ba823a16e473fee1a8b68b167b3d37d405d56a4344e15115510c6b5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "leash_rule": "Dogs must not be at large; must be on leash except in designated off-leash areas where under immediate owner control.",
    "max_animals": "no more than three dogs on any parcel",
    "fine_range": "not less than $2,500 and not exceeding $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 6.1.1: \"unless a dog licence has been obtained from the Municipality\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 7.1.1; s. 4.1 definition of \"at large\"; Schedule \"B\"",
    "max_animals": "s. 6.3.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 12.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/west-vancouver/animal-control/text-f76e7e180ba8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/west-vancouver/animal-control/"
}