{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Callander, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: four (4) hens shall be permitted per lot; roosters prohibited: True; permit or licence: valid backyard hen licence required; fee $100. Source: By-law to Regulate Backyard Hen(s) No. 2025-2040 (Office Consolidated, incl. amendment 2026-2079), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001445",
 "municipality": "Callander",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.mycallander.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law to Regulate Backyard Hen(s) No. 2025-2040 (Office Consolidated, incl. amendment 2026-2079)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-10-28",
   "document_url": "https://callander.civicweb.net/document/152545",
   "summary": "Licenses up to 10 households at a time to keep a maximum of 4 hens per lot, on lots of at least 500 m2; roosters are prohibited and hens may not run at large. Sets one coop and one outdoor run per lot with a maximum combined ground floor area under 10 m2, 0.37 m2 of coop floor and 0.92",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c474ab8da7c637e3a3794848c408b054bd7b0d9e14fdea678a4e9db88a20c6a3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c474ab8da7c637e3a3794848c408b054bd7b0d9e14fdea678a4e9db88a20c6a3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "four (4) hens shall be permitted per lot",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "valid backyard hen licence required; fee $100",
    "setback": "8 m of any Dwelling; 1.2 m side lot line (urban); 3 m side lot line (rural); 1.5 m rear lot line (urban); 10 m rear lot line (rural)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.2(b)",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.2(b)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.18",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 4.5; s. 4.6(d)",
    "setback": "s. 5.2(d) (amended 2026-2079)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/callander/backyard-hens/text-c474ab8da7c6/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/callander/backyard-hens/"
}