{
 "answer": "The Township of Howick, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Township of Howick Zoning By-law 23-1984 (Consolidated Copy, May 2026), verified 2026-10-15.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001560",
 "municipality": "Howick",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "zoning_land_use",
 "label": "Zoning & land use",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
 "official_website": "http://www.howick.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of Howick Zoning By-law 23-1984 (Consolidated Copy, May 2026)",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1984-04-24",
   "document_url": "https://howick.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Howick-Consolidated-ZBL-May-2026-ZBL-Update.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 3.27.3 of the Township of Howick Zoning By-law prohibits keeping livestock in Settlement Areas, and s.3.27.9 prohibits keeping stinging insects (bees) in Settlement Areas. 'Livestock' is defined to include dairy and beef cattle, swine, poultry, horses, goats, sheep, rabbits, fur-bearing animals, deer, elk, game animals and birds. 'Settlement Areas' Refiled from backyard_animals 2026-10-07.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b92b74b5a880e7a449891a73808e9e9ba24022125f2b82d6cd6e2cd6b09ad6a9",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "23-1984",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b92b74b5a880e7a449891a73808e9e9ba24022125f2b82d6cd6e2cd6b09ad6a9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/howick/zoning/bylaw-23-1984/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/howick/zoning/"
}