{
 "answer": "In the Town of Grimsby, Ontario, livestock rule: Livestock only permitted on premises zoned to allow it under Town's Zoning By-law No. 71-74.; hens permitted: False; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Keeping bull, ox, cow, sheep, goat, pig or other cattle prohibited on any residential lot or in any Residential Zone.. Source: By-law No. 10-06 - Animal Care and Control By-law, s.73 (Livestock); Zoning By-law 14-45, Section 4.4(a)(20) - Prohibited Uses, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001537",
 "municipality": "Grimsby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.grimsby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 10-06 - Animal Care and Control By-law, s.73 (Livestock)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-02-01",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/grimsbylibrary-005-ca/media/v11o1qd5/animal-care-and-control-by-law-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping livestock (defined to include poultry, rabbits, etc.) on any premises in the Town unless the property is zoned to permit it.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6876f4020d83c162bbb1a10c273f006fb6b74870543d4e0615a8460fee9a9076",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6876f4020d83c162bbb1a10c273f006fb6b74870543d4e0615a8460fee9a9076.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock only permitted on premises zoned to allow it under Town's Zoning By-law No. 71-74."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 73"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/grimsby/backyard-hens/text-6876f4020d83/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law 14-45, Section 4.4(a)(20) - Prohibited Uses",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-05-20",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/grimsbylibrary-005-ca/media/ufmhub5c/zoning-by-law-14-45-office-consolidation-november-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping or raising poultry, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, other livestock, reptiles or wild animals on any residential lot or in any Residential Zone.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "2922018bec1b286fdb1b515eb830dc7acd6560c69ec45ef45f32402461c0fa18",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2922018bec1b286fdb1b515eb830dc7acd6560c69ec45ef45f32402461c0fa18.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Keeping bull, ox, cow, sheep, goat, pig or other cattle prohibited on any residential lot or in any Residential Zone."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.4(a)(20): \"any poultry...on any residential lot or in any building or structure on such lot, or on any lot or in any building or structure in a Residential Zone\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4.4(a)(20): \"any poultry...in a Residential Zone\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.4(a)(20)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/grimsby/backyard-hens/text-2922018bec1b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/grimsby/backyard-hens/"
}