{
 "answer": "In the Town of LaSalle, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Domestic fowl, horses, donkeys, mules, cattle, goats, swine, sheep prohibited except on Agricultural Area-zoned land.; setback: Suitable Enclosure must be at least forty (40) feet from any school, church, dwelling, or other premises used for human habitation, except premises of the keeper's household.. Source: By-law 8705 - Animal Care and Control, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001589",
 "municipality": "LaSalle",
 "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.town.lasalle.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 8705 - Animal Care and Control",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-05-24",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/lasalle-014-ca/media/xtnfxaes/bylaw-8705-animal-control-accessible.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping domestic fowl (incl. chickens/hens), pigeons, horses, cattle, goats, swine or sheep except on Agricultural-zoned land, with a grandfather clause for anyone lawfully keeping such animals since By-law 7841 (Dec 15, 2015).",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "50784cc289c2438b9c62314596f1ae61140b8eb63ea4bcfc01bf40a6e6191387",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/50784cc289c2438b9c62314596f1ae61140b8eb63ea4bcfc01bf40a6e6191387.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Domestic fowl, horses, donkeys, mules, cattle, goats, swine, sheep prohibited except on Agricultural Area-zoned land.",
    "setback": "Suitable Enclosure must be at least forty (40) feet from any school, church, dwelling, or other premises used for human habitation, except premises of the keeper's household."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 8.1(b)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 8.1(b)",
    "setback": "s. 1.1(xxxv)(g)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lasalle/backyard-hens/text-50784cc289c2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/lasalle/backyard-hens/"
}