{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of North Grenville, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Livestock permitted only on land zoned for that purpose or lawfully used for that purpose.; hens permitted: True; max hens: seven (7). Source: Animal Care and Control By-Law (By-Law 97-24); Backyard Laying Hen By-Law (By-law No. 96-2025), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001667",
 "municipality": "North Grenville",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.northgrenville.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Care and Control By-Law (By-Law 97-24)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-11-18",
   "document_url": "https://www.northgrenville.ca/council-government/resources/document-library/animals-care-control-97-24/viewdocument/6",
   "summary": "Allows up to 5 pet rabbits over 7 weeks old on residential lots (hutch/cage required, sanitary conditions). Prohibits keeping pigeons/doves or other livestock (poultry included in the definition) outside agricultural/rural-zoned land.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "46cfbb242842af9ee837fc27fb7558debd864a9ffdbbe331e49dca752a8ea9f5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/46cfbb242842af9ee837fc27fb7558debd864a9ffdbbe331e49dca752a8ea9f5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock permitted only on land zoned for that purpose or lawfully used for that purpose."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 56; \"Livestock\" definition: \"shall mean poultry, turkeys, cattle, swine, horses\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 56"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-grenville/backyard-hens/text-46cfbb242842/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Backyard Laying Hen By-Law (By-law No. 96-2025)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.northgrenville.ca/council-government/resources/document-library/backyard-chickens-96-2025/viewdocument/601",
   "summary": "Permits up to seven backyard laying hens (no roosters, no meat hens, no egg sales) on licensed residential lots — single detached, semi-detached and townhouse — but not on multi-residential, commercial or industrial properties; the by-law does not apply to Rural and Agriculture zones where hobby farms are permitted. A licence, site plan and inspection are required. One coop and",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "a5b5966f94215a4b8275b39c5478e352c6f369ae59e73f17a36e3ef623384c97",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a5b5966f94215a4b8275b39c5478e352c6f369ae59e73f17a36e3ef623384c97.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "seven (7)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence required; fee in accordance with the fees and charges by-law",
    "setback": "1.5 m from any lot line; 2.4 m from dwelling on same lot; 3 m from adjacent dwelling; 3 m from septic system; 15 m from cased well; 30 m from non-cased well"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2",
    "max_hens": "s. 7",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 10; s. 11(d)",
    "setback": "s. 20(i), 20(j), 20(k), 20(l), 20(m)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-grenville/backyard-hens/text-a5b5966f9421/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/north-grenville/backyard-hens/"
}