{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Brighton, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: maximum of six (6) hens; roosters prohibited: True; setback: meet the side and rear yard setbacks of the dwelling unit. Source: Backyard Hen By-law No. 012-2021, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001433",
 "municipality": "Brighton",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.brighton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Backyard Hen By-law No. 012-2021",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-02-08",
   "document_url": "https://brighton.civicweb.net/document/130004",
   "summary": "Amends zoning by-law to permit up to 6 hens (no roosters) in RR/R1/R2/R3/HR/SHR zones for egg production only; coop max 9m2 with rear-yard setbacks, run max 30m2.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6c899fa5bc9f268e6b312dda20fd381c1f7937bdc1b2e9e7b9ae7b1210e6e613",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6c899fa5bc9f268e6b312dda20fd381c1f7937bdc1b2e9e7b9ae7b1210e6e613.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "maximum of six (6) hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "meet the side and rear yard setbacks of the dwelling unit"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.41 i",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.41 i",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4.41 xi.b",
    "setback": "s. 4.41 vi"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brighton/backyard-hens/text-6c899fa5bc9f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/brighton/backyard-hens/"
}