{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Highlands East, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: up to 3. Source: Zoning By-law (consolidated) - Section 3.42 Poultry, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001554",
 "municipality": "Highlands East",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.highlandseast.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law (consolidated) - Section 3.42 Poultry",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-06-06",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/highlandseast-ca/media/lcqnpbxw/by-law_zoning.pdf",
   "summary": "Keeping up to 3 laying hens in the rear yard is permitted in any zone that allows residential use (except SR1, LSR and R2 zones), provided a dwelling is on the lot and a predator-proof enclosure contains the hens.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "54704eca0060ca615f100561cee15ae840920e5eeed6168c578dc950dcc5545a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/54704eca0060ca615f100561cee15ae840920e5eeed6168c578dc950dcc5545a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "up to 3"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.42",
    "max_hens": "keeping of up to 3 laying hens"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/highlands-east/backyard-hens/text-54704eca0060/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/highlands-east/backyard-hens/"
}