{
 "answer": "In the Town of Hanover, Ontario, hens permitted: False; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: All livestock prohibited town-wide; no residential or urban zone exemption stated.. Source: Animal Control Responsible Ownership By-law 2819-13, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001545",
 "municipality": "Hanover",
 "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.hanover.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Responsible Ownership By-law 2819-13",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-08-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.hanover.ca/media/369",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping livestock (defined to include poultry) as pets or otherwise within the Town, with limited exceptions for approved exhibitions and licensed facilities; no backyard hens/livestock permitted.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c1b4bddd7e2e51084aa596a8274fc5b6faa3e3496912120d5da0199562530caf",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c1b4bddd7e2e51084aa596a8274fc5b6faa3e3496912120d5da0199562530caf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "All livestock prohibited town-wide; no residential or urban zone exemption stated."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 20.1.16; definition of \"livestock\" includes \"poultry\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 20.1.16; definition of \"livestock\" includes \"poultry\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 20.1.16: \"all livestock\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hanover/backyard-hens/text-c1b4bddd7e2e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hanover/backyard-hens/"
}