{
 "answer": "In the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 10; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: No person shall keep livestock on any premises unless zoned to permit it by Zoning By-law No. 79-200.. Source: Animal Control By-law 2019-35, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001656",
 "municipality": "Niagara Falls",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://niagarafalls.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law 2019-35",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-03-19",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/niagarafallsbusiness-009-ca/media/n0yprszz/animal-control-bylaw-2019-35_03192019.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping livestock (definition includes poultry) on any premises unless zoned to permit it; unauthorized livestock running at large may be seized/impounded by the City.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d0a30af977a8f9069d6f866511c694cac9139eda2d320744ef95aa91f5d0d4a8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d0a30af977a8f9069d6f866511c694cac9139eda2d320744ef95aa91f5d0d4a8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "10",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep livestock on any premises unless zoned to permit it by Zoning By-law No. 79-200.",
    "setback": "25 feet from rear lot line; 15 feet from any side lot line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule \"D\", s. 1.2",
    "max_hens": "Schedule \"D\", s. 1.2: \"maximum number of chickens permitted within the Urban boundary shall be ten (10)\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Schedule \"D\", s. 1.1: \"No Person shall Keep a rooster within the Urban boundary\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.14",
    "setback": "Schedule \"D\", ss. 1.10–1.11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/niagara-falls/backyard-hens/text-d0a30af977a8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/niagara-falls/backyard-hens/"
}