{
 "answer": "In the Township of Billings, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 6; roosters prohibited: True; permit or licence: Permit required; $40.00 (one time) administrative fee upon submission of the application. Source: By-law 2022-29 – Backyard Chicken By-law, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001420",
 "municipality": "Billings",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.billingstwp.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2022-29 – Backyard Chicken By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-09-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.billingstwp.ca/media/5tencxtx/2022-29-backyard-chicken-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a $40 permit and site inspection to keep hens in designated residential/shoreline zones; maximum 6 hens, no roosters, one coop/run per lot; must maintain sanitary coop; no sale of eggs/manure, no on-site slaughter. Fines up to $500 for violations.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "4b2bfc98b2c60f957ca0e8bf27e5665c8c8c49b17733adf641366a8d71edf8c0",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4b2bfc98b2c60f957ca0e8bf27e5665c8c8c49b17733adf641366a8d71edf8c0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Permit required; $40.00 (one time) administrative fee upon submission of the application",
    "setback": "Within Settlement Area: 3m (9.8 ft.) of any dwelling, 1.2m (3.9 ft.) of any lot line; Outside Settlement Area: 5m (16.4 ft.) of any dwelling, 3m (9.8 ft.) of any lot line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 2.3(a)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 2.3(b)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 2.1; s. 2.2(d)",
    "setback": "s. 2.4.1(b)(c); s. 2.4.2(b)(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/billings/backyard-hens/text-4b2bfc98b2c6/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/billings/backyard-hens/"
}