{
 "answer": "In the Town of Fort Frances, Ontario, hens permitted: True; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Artiodactylus ungulates (goats, sheep, pigs, cattle) and perissodactylus ungulates (horses, asses) prohibited within Town.; setback: Minimum 3.0m from any rear or side lot line; no less than 15m from any school, church or business.. Source: Animal Control By-law 50/17, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001515",
 "municipality": "Fort Frances",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://fortfrances.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law 50/17",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-10-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.fortfrances.ca/sites/default/files/5017_animal_control.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits keeping hens (female chickens only, no roosters) if confined to a coop/run at least 3 m from side/rear lot lines and 15 m from schools/churches/businesses; slaughter and sale of eggs/meat/manure prohibited. No numeric hen-count cap found.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "418fcc11b6845b25bcce6de74a22eefdc43b483a3513e645cb9408d1dce4c11a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/418fcc11b6845b25bcce6de74a22eefdc43b483a3513e645cb9408d1dce4c11a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Artiodactylus ungulates (goats, sheep, pigs, cattle) and perissodactylus ungulates (horses, asses) prohibited within Town.",
    "setback": "Minimum 3.0m from any rear or side lot line; no less than 15m from any school, church or business."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 7.2.1: \"only permitted to do so within the Town of Fort Frances if\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 7.3.5: \"No person shall keep a rooster.\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 8.2.1: \"All Artiodactylus Ungulates\" and \"All Perissodactylus Ungulates\" in prohibited animals list",
    "setback": "s. 7.3.1(e): \"minimum of 3.0m from any rear lot line or side lot line\"; s. 7.3.1(f): \"no less than 15m from any school, church or business\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-frances/backyard-hens/text-418fcc11b684/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/fort-frances/backyard-hens/"
}