{
 "answer": "In the Town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Livestock (cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, horses, etc.) prohibited except on rural or agricultural premises zoned permitting such use.; permit or licence: Annual dog licence required; fee as set forth in the approved Fee Schedule.. Source: Animal Control By-law 14-21 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001642",
 "municipality": "Mississippi Mills",
 "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.mississippimills.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law 14-21 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-05-06",
   "document_url": "http://www.mississippimills.ca/media/5bwjineu/bylaw-14-21-animal-control-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping chickens/poultry (Galliformes) except on rural or agricultural-zoned premises permitting such use; domestic rabbits are excepted (permitted).",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "2f5f2168f7eee6fb6760c3b2e412e61293a12ebf6a92a645fa84461bc825ee8b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2f5f2168f7eee6fb6760c3b2e412e61293a12ebf6a92a645fa84461bc825ee8b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock (cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, horses, etc.) prohibited except on rural or agricultural premises zoned permitting such use.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Annual dog licence required; fee as set forth in the approved Fee Schedule."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Galliformes (e.g. pheasants, grouse, guinea fowls, turkeys, chickens and peafowls), except located on rural or agricultural premises",
    "livestock_rule": "s. IV.1 (Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla entries): except located on rural or agricultural premises zoned under a Town zoning by-law permitting such a use",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. II.1, II.3: Every owner of a dog shall obtain a license annually … fee … shall be the amount set forth in the approved Fee Schedule"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/mississippi-mills/backyard-hens/text-2f5f2168f7ee/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/mississippi-mills/backyard-hens/"
}