{
 "answer": "In the Township of Guelph/Eramosa, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: maximum of ten (10) chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, or a combination thereof; roosters prohibited: True; setback: 5 m of any dwelling; 3 m of any lot line; 3 m of any structure. Source: Domestic Poultry By-law 04/2025, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001539",
 "municipality": "Guelph/Eramosa",
 "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.get.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Domestic Poultry By-law 04/2025",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-01-13",
   "document_url": "https://get.on.ca/uploads/userfiles/files/By-laws/2025/Domestic%20Poultry%20By-law%2025-04.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits a maximum of ten chickens, ducks, geese or turkeys (or any combination) on a permitted property, but only where the property is zoned Agricultural (A) or Rural Residential (RR) under the Township Zoning By-law and is at least one acre in size; the by-law applies only to properties under 0.8 hectares (2 acres). Roosters and male ducks are strictly",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "518bc8089929ad71f41648bfb2eab746bc1348cfc2331099d139f44676228371",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/518bc8089929ad71f41648bfb2eab746bc1348cfc2331099d139f44676228371.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "maximum of ten (10) chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, or a combination thereof",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "5 m of any dwelling; 3 m of any lot line; 3 m of any structure"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4(b) — property must be zoned Agricultural (A) or Rural Residential (RR) and one (1) acre in size",
    "max_hens": "s. 5(a)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5(b) — \"The keeping of roosters or male ducks as Domestic Poultry is strictly prohibited.\"",
    "setback": "s. 6(a)(iii), (iv), (v)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/guelph-eramosa/backyard-hens/text-518bc8089929/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/guelph-eramosa/backyard-hens/"
}