{
 "answer": "In the Town of Minto, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 5; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: No person shall keep livestock on property zoned other than agricultural.. Source: Exotic Animal By-Law 2020-73, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001640",
 "municipality": "Minto",
 "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.minto.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Exotic Animal By-Law 2020-73",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-11-04",
   "document_url": "https://minto.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/By-Laws/Animal-By-Laws/Exotic-Animal-By-Law-2020-73.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits keeping up to 5 laying hens (no roosters) with an annual licence and vet contact on file; hen coop must be at least 1m from rear/interior lot lines, max 10 sq.m, min 0.19 sq.m per hen, fully enclosed and predator-proof.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ca31cffbe43a8ec5aaeb482a7a983e72abde3dae914f9d92b2f2cf1ffde74f55",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ca31cffbe43a8ec5aaeb482a7a983e72abde3dae914f9d92b2f2cf1ffde74f55.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "5",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep livestock on property zoned other than agricultural.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Coop licence required; fee as set out in the Town of Minto Fees and Charges By-law",
    "setback": "Coop no closer than 10 metres (33 feet) to a church or neighbouring residence; 1 metre (3 feet) to rear or interior side lot line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.2 \"more than 5 hens\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4.1(b) \"Roosters\" restricted to agricultural zones only",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.1(a) — ungulates and listed species prohibited on property \"zoned other than agricultural\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5.1; s. 6.1 \"submit it to the Town along with the required fee as set out in the Town of Minto Fees and Charges By-law\"",
    "setback": "s. 5.3(a) and s. 5.3(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/minto/backyard-hens/text-ca31cffbe43a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/minto/backyard-hens/"
}