{
 "answer": "In the City of London, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Class 1 animals (cow, donkey, goat, horse, mule, pig, pony, sheep) prohibited within the City of London's municipal boundaries.; setback: no less than 15 metres (49.2 feet) from any school, church, public hall, or store, dwelling or premises used for human habitation. Source: Animal Control By-law - PH-3 (Class 2 Animals, Part 6), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001607",
 "municipality": "London",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://london.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law - PH-3 (Class 2 Animals, Part 6)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1993-11-15",
   "document_url": "https://london.ca/by-laws/animal-control-law-ph-3",
   "summary": "Keeping 'Class 2 animals' (chickens, geese, turkeys, ducks, domestic fowl) is prohibited city-wide; only those legally keeping them before enactment may continue, subject to a 15 m setback from schools/dwellings.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "646e20d4444a7f9ae345c1a1c23cadc1e96c23ff1ebb836212606d1443e200f8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/646e20d4444a7f9ae345c1a1c23cadc1e96c23ff1ebb836212606d1443e200f8.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Class 1 animals (cow, donkey, goat, horse, mule, pig, pony, sheep) prohibited within the City of London's municipal boundaries.",
    "setback": "no less than 15 metres (49.2 feet) from any school, church, public hall, or store, dwelling or premises used for human habitation"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.3; s. 6.1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.2; s. 5.1",
    "setback": "s. 6.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/london/backyard-hens/text-646e20d4444a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/london/backyard-hens/"
}