{
 "answer": "In the Township of Douro-Dummer, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: livestock, horses, poultry... shall only be permitted in the Rural (RU) Zone. Source: Comprehensive Zoning By-law (consolidated) - Livestock, s.3.21, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001486",
 "municipality": "Douro-Dummer",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.dourodummer.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Comprehensive Zoning By-law (consolidated) - Livestock, s.3.21",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.dourodummer.ca/media/i43bvde1/consolidated-zoning-by-law-text.pdf",
   "summary": "The keeping of livestock, horses, poultry or other agricultural animals is permitted only in the Rural (RU) Zone - not allowed on residential/urban-zoned lots in the township.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "5da7bb533773627db3f54c2222c51d486f14ac00a15c203cd0b4102970fe7dc5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5da7bb533773627db3f54c2222c51d486f14ac00a15c203cd0b4102970fe7dc5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "livestock, horses, poultry... shall only be permitted in the Rural (RU) Zone"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.21",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.21"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/douro-dummer/backyard-hens/text-5da7bb533773/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/douro-dummer/backyard-hens/"
}