{
 "answer": "In the City of Brant, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: four (4); roosters prohibited: True; permit or licence: valid license issued by the County; fee in accordance with the County's Fees & Charges By-law. Source: By-law 14-25 - Backyard Hens, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001430",
 "municipality": "Brant",
 "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.brant.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 14-25 - Backyard Hens",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-02-25",
   "document_url": "https://brant.ca/media/0qbdqdtr/14-25-backyard-hens.pdf",
   "summary": "County of Brant by-law permitting up to 4 backyard hens (roosters and hens under 4 months prohibited) on a property zoned Non-Urban Residential with a legally existing single detached dwelling and a lot of at least 1,000 m2. A County backyard hen licence is required; the fee is set by the County's Fees & Charges By-law. Coop must be at",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "a3ba3e77cb2159e8c7df4697f9278a22f1db0aa566efe2e4340bec5a3612b624",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a3ba3e77cb2159e8c7df4697f9278a22f1db0aa566efe2e4340bec5a3612b624.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "four (4)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "valid license issued by the County; fee in accordance with the County's Fees & Charges By-law",
    "setback": "2.44 metres from rear/interior side lot lines; 3.0 metres from abutting dwelling windows/doors"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 6.2",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 6.7(a)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 6.3; s. 10.4",
    "setback": "s. 7.1(b); s. 7.1(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brant/backyard-hens/text-a3ba3e77cb21/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/brant/backyard-hens/"
}