{
 "answer": "In the City of Brampton, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: ten (10); roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Prohibited generally; allowed on lands zoned and used for agricultural purposes.. Source: Animal Services By-law 201-2023, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001429",
 "municipality": "Brampton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.brampton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Services By-law 201-2023",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-11-22",
   "document_url": "https://www.brampton.ca/EN/City-Hall/Bylaws/All%20Bylaws/Animal%20Services%20By-law%20201-2023.pdf",
   "summary": "Allows keeping up to 2 pigeons/hens without a licence; with a licence, up to 10 hens or 10 rabbits (or a combination totalling 10) on a lot of at least 1 acre; pigeon coops/racing separately regulated (max 60 during racing season).",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "414211d5e4cfb8b2c7f85e0fa90370e2b7a9e162d702c4492b4f43f3ecaaebc4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/414211d5e4cfb8b2c7f85e0fa90370e2b7a9e162d702c4492b4f43f3ecaaebc4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "ten (10)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Prohibited generally; allowed on lands zoned and used for agricultural purposes.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence required for more than two (2) Hens; fee per User Fee By-law",
    "setback": "at least 8 metres (25 feet) from any Dwelling and at least 2 metres (6 feet) from each boundary"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 92; s. 99",
    "max_hens": "s. 99(2)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Schedule \"A\" item 2; s. 14",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 14; Schedule \"A\"; s. 15",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 66; s. 72",
    "setback": "s. 94(5)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brampton/backyard-hens/text-414211d5e4cf/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/brampton/backyard-hens/"
}