{
 "answer": "In the Village of Hilton Beach, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Domestic farm animals and fowl prohibited village-wide except on Rural (RU) Zone lands.; hens permitted: True; max hens: 12 hens on Residential Properties of 1/2 acre or more; up to 6 hens on Residential Properties under 1/2 acre. Source: By-law #2020-09, Domestic Farm Animal and Fowl By-law; By-law 2024-23, Urban Hens (amends By-law 2020-09), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001557",
 "municipality": "Hilton Beach",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://hiltonbeach.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law #2020-09, Domestic Farm Animal and Fowl By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-05-13",
   "document_url": "https://hiltonbeach.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/12/By-Law-2020-09.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping domestic farm animals or domestic fowl (incl. chickens, cows, pigs, rabbits) anywhere in the Village except in the Rural (RU) Zone; violating animals may be seized and impounded.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d75b36aec4be30afb508237ad6628f99f8324984393cf35f0f7dc04467b3c0d8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d75b36aec4be30afb508237ad6628f99f8324984393cf35f0f7dc04467b3c0d8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Domestic farm animals and fowl prohibited village-wide except on Rural (RU) Zone lands."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hilton-beach/backyard-hens/text-d75b36aec4be/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2024-23, Urban Hens (amends By-law 2020-09)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://hiltonbeach.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/By-law-2024-23-Urban-Hens.pdf",
   "summary": "Carves out an exception to the farm-animal ban: up to 12 hens allowed on residential lots of 1/2 acre or more, 6 hens on smaller lots; roosters/other poultry banned; $65 licence, locked predator-proof coop 9pm-6am, min. 4 sq ft/hen coop plus 8 sq ft/hen run.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "f3b9d6b10391c16f41d4765bbee0aa16866122fe0f79034717ed56d0b2d6c5c9",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f3b9d6b10391c16f41d4765bbee0aa16866122fe0f79034717ed56d0b2d6c5c9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "12 hens on Residential Properties of 1/2 acre or more; up to 6 hens on Residential Properties under 1/2 acre",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Application required prior to obtaining hens; licence fee of $65"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "a person may keep chickens (Hens) in their backyard",
    "max_hens": "s. (1) \"A maximum of twelve (12) Hens are permitted on Residential Properties of 1/2 acre or more, and up to six (6) Hens are permitted on Residential Properties under 1/2 acre\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. (2) \"The keeping of Roosters or any other type of Poultry is prohibited\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. (3) \"An application must be submitted to the Village prior to obtaining hens, a licence fee of $65 applies\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hilton-beach/backyard-hens/text-f3b9d6b10391/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hilton-beach/backyard-hens/"
}