{
 "answer": "In the Town of East Gwillimbury, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: four (4); roosters prohibited: True; bees permitted: True. Source: Animal Care and Control By-law 2020-085 (as amended by By-law 2024-004), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001496",
 "municipality": "East Gwillimbury",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.eastgwillimbury.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Care and Control By-law 2020-085 (as amended by By-law 2024-004)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-10-20",
   "document_url": "http://www.eastgwillimbury.ca/en/By-law-and-Parking/Animal-Care-and-Control-By-law-2020-085-and-admendment.pdf",
   "summary": "Licensed backyard hens permitted, max 4 hens per lot (except rural zone), rear-yard coop only, 3m from dwellings/2m from property line; also permits apiaries on 1+ acre lots, 30m from neighbouring dwellings.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "bb49ebea0bc05f96575e5840d00bd0a02f74b90dfdec8bafab14a0185d3f8275",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bb49ebea0bc05f96575e5840d00bd0a02f74b90dfdec8bafab14a0185d3f8275.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "four (4)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Must meet OMAFRA minimum distance separation requirements; 7-metre setback from property line for structures not requiring permit.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence required for Hens on Residential Property; $100 Licensing fee.",
    "setback": "Hen coop: 3m from dwelling, 2m from lot line. Apiary: 30m from lot line or dwelling."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 14.1 (2024-004)",
    "max_hens": "s. 14.9 (2024-004)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 14.23 (2024-004)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 15.1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 12.10, 12.11",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 14.1, 14.2 (2024-004)",
    "setback": "s. 14.13 (2024-004); s. 15.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/east-gwillimbury/backyard-hens/text-bb49ebea0bc0/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/east-gwillimbury/backyard-hens/"
}