{
 "answer": "In the Town of Amherstburg, Ontario, livestock rule: Domestic fowl prohibited unless Zoning By-law 1999-52 permits; max two of each non-prohibited animal kind per premises.; permit or licence: Dog licence required annually; fees per Schedule \"A\": spayed/neutered $16–$26; not spayed/neutered $26–$36; personal assistance dogs $0.; setback: at least forty (40) feet from any school, church, dwelling or other premises used for human habitation or occupancy (except keeper's own). Source: By-law 2022-008 - Keeping of Animals, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001401",
 "municipality": "Amherstburg",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.amherstburg.ca/en/index.aspx",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2022-008 - Keeping of Animals",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-02-28",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/amherstburg-006-ca/media/iv1o4ub3/2022-008-keeping-of-animals-rm.pdf",
   "summary": "Domestic fowl (chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys) are a prohibited animal Town-wide unless specifically permitted under Zoning By-law 1999-52; feeding practices that attract flocks of pigeons are also restricted.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9be3c50aee9a5355cb2c624bc757f095f5eef25ac920663d85b980975fb95f0f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9be3c50aee9a5355cb2c624bc757f095f5eef25ac920663d85b980975fb95f0f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "Domestic fowl prohibited unless Zoning By-law 1999-52 permits; max two of each non-prohibited animal kind per premises.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Dog licence required annually; fees per Schedule \"A\": spayed/neutered $16–$26; not spayed/neutered $26–$36; personal assistance dogs $0.",
    "setback": "at least forty (40) feet from any school, church, dwelling or other premises used for human habitation or occupancy (except keeper's own)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 15.9; s. 15.4(1)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 10.1; Schedule \"A\"",
    "setback": "s. 1.1 (definition of \"Enclosure\", subsection (f))"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/amherstburg/backyard-hens/text-9be3c50aee9a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/amherstburg/backyard-hens/"
}