{
 "answer": "In the Township of East Zorra-Tavistock, Ontario, setback: not less than five feet from the property line. Source: Animal Control By-law 2001-54 (as amended), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001498",
 "municipality": "East Zorra-Tavistock",
 "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.ezt.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law 2001-54 (as amended)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2001-10-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.ezt.ca/media/5g5fdkuc/2001-054_animal_control_by-law_2016_consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Pigeon coops/pens must be set back 60m from any school, church or public hall and 40m from a neighbouring occupied dwelling; sets general enclosure/sanitation standards for kept animals and birds.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "51d2baa4e84e9da67e099db10014b4e01afab2c0ff5b61f906a06fd8db1c1671",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/51d2baa4e84e9da67e099db10014b4e01afab2c0ff5b61f906a06fd8db1c1671.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "setback": "not less than five feet from the property line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "setback": "s. 16"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/east-zorra-tavistock/backyard-hens/text-51d2baa4e84e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/east-zorra-tavistock/backyard-hens/"
}