{
 "answer": "In the Township of Horton, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: R1/R2/LSR: maximum of 6; Rural 0.5-2 acres: maximum of 10; Rural 2-5 acres: maximum of 20; Rural over 5 acres: no maximum; roosters prohibited: True; setback: 3.0 metres from rear yard; 7.5 metres from any church or business. Source: By-law 2024-05 Being a By-law to Regulate Backyard Chickens, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001559",
 "municipality": "Horton",
 "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.hortontownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2024-05 Being a By-law to Regulate Backyard Chickens",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-04-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.hortontownship.ca/userfiles/file/cs/1741978146_1015505061.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits backyard chickens (hens kept for eggs or meat; roosters prohibited unless the property is Rural-zoned farm use of 25 acres or more, which is exempt from the by-law's regulations altogether). Maximum 6 chickens on Residential One (R1), Residential Two (R2) and Limited Service Residential (LSR) properties; on Rural properties, 10 on 0.5-2 acres, 20 on 2-5 acres and no",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9227dcb928f82860fd67bb3db11c1cdb827f01b380fbbbc83015684e18cceba5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9227dcb928f82860fd67bb3db11c1cdb827f01b380fbbbc83015684e18cceba5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "R1/R2/LSR: maximum of 6; Rural 0.5-2 acres: maximum of 10; Rural 2-5 acres: maximum of 20; Rural over 5 acres: no maximum",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "3.0 metres from rear yard; 7.5 metres from any church or business"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.1(h) / \"Council of the Township of Horton recognizes the benefits of backyard chickens and deems it desirable to permit them\"",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.1(h), s. 4.1(i)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4.3 \"This By-Law prohibits the keeping of Roosters\"",
    "setback": "s. 4.1(d), s. 4.1(f)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/horton/backyard-hens/text-9227dcb928f8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/horton/backyard-hens/"
}