{
 "answer": "In the City of Barrie, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Cattle, goats, sheep or swine only on lots exceeding 4.4685 hectares zoned Agricultural, Residential Hold or Industrial.. Source: By-law 2010-035 (as amended) - A By-law to regulate and govern animals including exotic animals within the City, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001416",
 "municipality": "Barrie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.barrie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2010-035 (as amended) - A By-law to regulate and govern animals including exotic animals within the City",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-02-22",
   "document_url": "https://www.barrie.ca/Animal-Control-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans keeping domestic fowl (chickens etc.) on residential lots except in Agricultural/Residential Hold/Industrial zones; caps rabbits at 12 per residential lot (max 2 over 6 months old).",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "319361f8d28c7f28ee8d81a1a5ddebe4b3db684a3cdb10829ae0f7e4539a3c37",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/319361f8d28c7f28ee8d81a1a5ddebe4b3db684a3cdb10829ae0f7e4539a3c37.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Cattle, goats, sheep or swine only on lots exceeding 4.4685 hectares zoned Agricultural, Residential Hold or Industrial."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 18.3.0.0.0",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 18.5.0.0.0"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/barrie/backyard-hens/text-319361f8d28c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/barrie/backyard-hens/"
}