{
 "answer": "In the Township of Armour, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: up to twelve (12) backyard chickens; roosters prohibited: True; permit or licence: Licence required; no fee to obtain a backyard chicken license. Source: By-law #33-2024 - Backyard Chicken By-law (amended by #24-2025), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001402",
 "municipality": "Armour",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.armourtownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law #33-2024 - Backyard Chicken By-law (amended by #24-2025)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-05-28",
   "document_url": "https://irp.cdn-website.com/20e551fd/files/uploaded/By-law_-_33-2024_-_Backyard_Chickens-1053f4ff.pdf",
   "summary": "Licensed owner-occupants may keep up to 12 backyard hens (no roosters) in a rear-yard coop/run with setbacks of 4.5 m from side lot line, 1.5 m from rear line, 3 m from the dwelling; coop max 10 m2 and 5 m high.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "7db8979992e4bfabbefb18353478ae2a1d0dd41437551de05e82aeaccf92e99c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7db8979992e4bfabbefb18353478ae2a1d0dd41437551de05e82aeaccf92e99c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "up to twelve (12) backyard chickens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence required; no fee to obtain a backyard chicken license",
    "setback": "4.5 m from any side lot line; 1.5 m from rear lot line; 3 m from dwelling; 10 m from windows/doors of abutting dwellings"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.1 \"Chickens are permitted on properties with a dwelling\"",
    "max_hens": "Schedule \"A\", s. 1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Schedule \"A\", s. 4 \"No person shall keep a rooster on their property\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.3 \"There is no fee to obtain a backyard chicken license\"",
    "setback": "Schedule \"A\", s. 5(a)–(f)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/armour/backyard-hens/text-7db8979992e4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/armour/backyard-hens/"
}