{
 "answer": "In the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: ten (10); roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Hobby Farms permitted only in Agricultural (A) or Rural (RU) Zones; max density one livestock unit per hectare.. Source: Zoning By-law No. 2012-060 (June 2026 consolidation) - Hobby Farms and Backyard Hens, s.4.13, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001487",
 "municipality": "Drummond/North Elmsley",
 "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.dnetownship.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law No. 2012-060 (June 2026 consolidation) - Hobby Farms and Backyard Hens, s.4.13",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.dnetownship.ca/component/edocman/zoning-by-law/viewdocument/82?Itemid=0",
   "summary": "Backyard hens permitted in any zone allowing a dwelling: max 10 hens, no roosters, coops/runs kept out of front/exterior side yards and set back 7.5m from interior side/rear lot lines. Hobby-farm livestock (min 2ha lot) restricted to Agricultural/Rural zones.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0dca2875600e2e1b617d8e9156fdf153aa20af38f29456091d475e95b09051a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0dca2875600e2e1b617d8e9156fdf153aa20af38f29456091d475e95b09051a1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "ten (10)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Hobby Farms permitted only in Agricultural (A) or Rural (RU) Zones; max density one livestock unit per hectare.",
    "setback": "minimum of 7.5 m from all interior side and rear lot lines"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.13.2",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.13.2(b)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4.13.2(c)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.13.1",
    "setback": "s. 4.13.2(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/drummond-north-elmsley/backyard-hens/text-0dca2875600e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/drummond-north-elmsley/backyard-hens/"
}