{
 "answer": "In the Town of Newmarket, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: three (3); roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Only animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce farming labour or agricultural commodities are permitted. Source: Animal Control By-law 2020-30 (Urban Hens), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001655",
 "municipality": "Newmarket",
 "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.newmarket.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law 2020-30 (Urban Hens)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-06-29",
   "document_url": "https://www.newmarket.ca/media/file/2020-30-animal-control-law-consolidation",
   "summary": "Urban Hens program: up to 3 hens (4+ months old) per registered residential lot, coop/run min. 10 sq ft per hen, coop under 2.4m tall, setbacks from lot lines, no front-yard coops, no roosters, no home slaughter.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "41afd629f6ed71e228f4d69a6612b41cd1e88454490a3a23bee1284eea985bc2",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/41afd629f6ed71e228f4d69a6612b41cd1e88454490a3a23bee1284eea985bc2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "three (3)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Only animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce farming labour or agricultural commodities are permitted",
    "permit_or_licence": "Application with supporting documents required; no fee stated in this by-law (fee schedule deferred to Fees and Charges By-Law)",
    "setback": "1.2m from rear lot line and 1.2m from any side lot line; minimum 3 meters from all windows and doors of abutting dwellings"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 8(2)",
    "max_hens": "s. 8(2)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 8(4)",
    "livestock_rule": "Schedule 'A' — AGRICULTURAL LIVESTOCK",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 8(1)",
    "setback": "s. 8(9); s. 8(10)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/newmarket/backyard-hens/text-41afd629f6ed/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/newmarket/backyard-hens/"
}