{
 "answer": "In the Town of Goderich, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: four (4) hens; roosters prohibited: True; bees permitted: False. Source: Animal Care and Control By-Law No. 111 of 2026, Part 11 - Backyard Hens, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001526",
 "municipality": "Goderich",
 "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.town.goderich.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Care and Control By-Law No. 111 of 2026, Part 11 - Backyard Hens",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-08-10",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/goderich-014-ca/media/gntpvibr/111-2026-animal-care-and-control.pdf",
   "summary": "Max 4 hens per property, roosters prohibited, hens kept in fully fenced rear yard with enclosed coop/run (max 15 sq m, 1.5m from lot line, 3m from school/place of worship); also caps rabbits/rats/ferrets at 5 and pigeons at 10 per dwelling unit.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d54ae8ce95ee077f32df6f78f4977421f5e3087e7bfb6eda4aaf362aebab90e6",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d54ae8ce95ee077f32df6f78f4977421f5e3087e7bfb6eda4aaf362aebab90e6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "four (4) hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall possess or harbour any domestic fowl, cattle, goats, swine, horses, mink, domestic bees or foxes within the municipality.",
    "setback": "Minimum 1.5 metres from any lot line; minimum 3 metres from any lot line abutting a school or place of worship."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 11.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 11.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 11.2",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 10.1; Schedule \"A\" item 23",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 10.1",
    "setback": "s. 11.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/goderich/backyard-hens/text-d54ae8ce95ee/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/goderich/backyard-hens/"
}