{
 "answer": "In the Township of Assiginack, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: five chickens; roosters prohibited: True; setback: Five (5) metres from the rear lot line and five (5) metres from any side lot line. Source: By-law #2020-09 Backyard Chickens By-law, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001408",
 "municipality": "Assiginack",
 "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.assiginack.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law #2020-09 Backyard Chickens By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-07-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.assiginack.ca/media/55",
   "summary": "Allows backyard chickens on lots smaller than 2 hectares in residential and shoreline residential zones: max 5 chickens per lot, no roosters, coops in the rear yard only and at least 5 m from rear and side lot lines, with coop-space, manure-storage and biosecurity standards. Section 17 limits the by-law to one year from final passage unless extended by amendment.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/451f59d0afaba9c627adbab9e7646aaac63ceb0fc816095a183c2902cb79daa2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "five chickens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "Five (5) metres from the rear lot line and five (5) metres from any side lot line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2: \"A person may keep chickens in their backyard within the Municipality\"",
    "max_hens": "s. 5: \"No person shall keep more than five chickens on a lot.\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4: \"No person shall keep a rooster.\"",
    "setback": "s. 7(1) and s. 7(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/assiginack/backyard-hens/text-451f59d0afab/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/assiginack/backyard-hens/"
}