{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Central Manitoulin, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: six (6); roosters prohibited: True. Source: By-law 2024-07 - Keeping of Backyard Chickens, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001457",
 "municipality": "Central Manitoulin",
 "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.centralmanitoulin.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2024-07 - Keeping of Backyard Chickens",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-05-30",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/centralmanitoulin-003-ca/media/vklkxqza/2024-07-regulate-the-keeping-of-backyard-chickens.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits up to 6 hens per property (no roosters) outside Agricultural/Rural zones; requires a weatherproof, predator-proof coop and outdoor run, chickens confined 9pm-6am, and bans selling eggs or chicken products.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "cda3bd112ba70cfde8a4ee31eece08d2c5da9cbba42e5b098f79e53f2d6b5a98",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cda3bd112ba70cfde8a4ee31eece08d2c5da9cbba42e5b098f79e53f2d6b5a98.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six (6)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2",
    "max_hens": "s. 2.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 2.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/central-manitoulin/backyard-hens/text-cda3bd112ba7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/central-manitoulin/backyard-hens/"
}