{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Leamington, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: Maximum 6 chicken or fowl on properties under 0.2 ha; maximum 10 chicken or fowl on properties over 0.2 ha; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: The keeping of livestock shall only be permitted in an Agricultural Zone.. Source: Zoning By-law 890-09 – Keeping Chicken and Fowl in the A5 Zone (Section 4.27.1), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001602",
 "municipality": "Leamington",
 "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.leamington.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law 890-09 – Keeping Chicken and Fowl in the A5 Zone (Section 4.27.1)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-01-12",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/leamington-ca/media/eutg4lys/final-zoning-by-law-consolidated-text-890-09.pdf",
   "summary": "In the Agricultural Residential (A5) zone: min 3 birds on lots >0.12ha, max 6 on lots <0.2ha or 10 on lots >0.2ha; roosters prohibited; coop setback 4.5 m from lot lines/windows; sale of birds/products banned.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "26cb03e0d1bac3010301ad37a76dbcbcc6c9de1bbf1d522d71cb519843d62792",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/26cb03e0d1bac3010301ad37a76dbcbcc6c9de1bbf1d522d71cb519843d62792.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "Maximum 6 chicken or fowl on properties under 0.2 ha; maximum 10 chicken or fowl on properties over 0.2 ha",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "The keeping of livestock shall only be permitted in an Agricultural Zone.",
    "setback": "Minimum 4.5 m from any abutting lot line and minimum 4.5 m from all windows and doors of dwelling units"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.27.1: \"In the A5 zone, the keeping of chicken and fowl is permitted\"",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.27.1(c)(i)–(ii): \"A maximum of 6 chicken or fowl in any combination are permitted on properties under 0.2 ha\" and \"A maximum of 10 chicken or fowl in any combination are permitted on properties over 0.2 ha\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4.27.1(b): \"Roosters, Cassowaries, Emus, Kiwis, Ostriches, Rheas, Peafowl, Swans, Turkeys, and other like animals are prohibited\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.27: \"The keeping of livestock shall only be permitted in an Agricultural Zone\"",
    "setback": "s. 4.27.1(h): \"shall be a minimum of 4.5 m from any abutting lot line, and shall be a minimum distance of 4.5 m from all windows and doors of dwelling units\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/leamington/backyard-hens/text-26cb03e0d1ba/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/leamington/backyard-hens/"
}