{
 "answer": "In the Town of Hearst, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Horse stables, cow barns and hen houses are not permitted in Residential Zones.. Source: Zoning By-law No. 76-19 (Consolidated) - hen houses in residential zones, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001553",
 "municipality": "Hearst",
 "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.hearst.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law No. 76-19 (Consolidated) - hen houses in residential zones",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.hearst.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BL-76-19-Zoning-B-L-Consolidated-March-2022.pdf",
   "summary": "Housing of animals/birds other than domestic pets in an accessory building is not permitted in a Residential zone; horse stables, cow barns and hen houses expressly not permitted in Residential zones.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "3937b12577939de6f804eafefbbcf81996aa4a9a534d382189d168d0e427852a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3937b12577939de6f804eafefbbcf81996aa4a9a534d382189d168d0e427852a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Horse stables, cow barns and hen houses are not permitted in Residential Zones."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.1.5 — \"hen houses are not permitted in Residential Zones\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.1.5 — \"horse stables, cow barns and hen houses are not permitted in Residential Zones\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hearst/backyard-hens/text-3937b1257793/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hearst/backyard-hens/"
}