{
 "answer": "In the Town of Caledon, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 4; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Prohibited on residential lots; permitted in agricultural/rural zones actively used for farming under normal farm practice.. Source: Animal Care and Control By-law (Consolidation) No. 2019-43, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001444",
 "municipality": "Caledon",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.caledon.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Care and Control By-law (Consolidation) No. 2019-43",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-06-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.caledon.ca/uploads/14/Doc_637203090570046185.pdf?ts=639235538953761543",
   "summary": "Part 6 permits up to 4 hens per lot (min. 4 months old) in a hen coop/run, plus pigeons; sets coop/run size, setback, sanitation and enclosure-height (max 2m) rules; max 1 coop, 1 run, 1 loft per lot.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "1cdb9b983fa695eb190188ad1bc625c6f9531489025f55f2e40cbc6d65e6e20b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1cdb9b983fa695eb190188ad1bc625c6f9531489025f55f2e40cbc6d65e6e20b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "4",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Prohibited on residential lots; permitted in agricultural/rural zones actively used for farming under normal farm practice.",
    "setback": "set back at least 2 metres from any lot line; a minimum distance of 3 metres from any dwelling on an adjacent lot"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 6.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 6.2(1)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 6.16",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.17; Schedule A; s. 3.18",
    "setback": "s. 6.10(2)-(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/caledon/backyard-hens/text-1cdb9b983fa6/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/caledon/backyard-hens/"
}