{
 "answer": "In the City of Dryden, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: five (5) on lot equal to and less than 0.4 hectares; ten (10) on lot greater than 0.4 hectares; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Must be enclosed in pen/fenced area/building; min 300 feet from boundary line and 100 feet from any dwelling.. Source: By-law 2024-23 - Animal Control By-law, Section 7 (Backyard Hens and Farm Animals), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001488",
 "municipality": "Dryden",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.dryden.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2024-23 - Animal Control By-law, Section 7 (Backyard Hens and Farm Animals)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/dryden-017-ca/media/40pk3hxh/by-law-2024-23-amend-animal-control-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits up to 5 hens on lots ≤0.4ha or 10 hens on larger lots; hens confined to rear-yard coop/hen run, no roosters, no home slaughter, no sale of eggs/meat/manure; coop min 10 sq ft per hen.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9cb0601499d43c9fd7f5ecd5f486cb3d0c7bc2cfcf4e8ed8a2b9cf282ecedd6a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9cb0601499d43c9fd7f5ecd5f486cb3d0c7bc2cfcf4e8ed8a2b9cf282ecedd6a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "five (5) on lot equal to and less than 0.4 hectares; ten (10) on lot greater than 0.4 hectares",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Must be enclosed in pen/fenced area/building; min 300 feet from boundary line and 100 feet from any dwelling.",
    "setback": "minimum of 4.5m from a side or rear property line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 7.1(1)",
    "max_hens": "s. 7.1(1)(b), (c)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 7.4(4)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 8.2(3)",
    "setback": "s. 7.1(1)(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/dryden/backyard-hens/text-9cb0601499d4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/dryden/backyard-hens/"
}