{
 "answer": "In the Township of North Stormont, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 10; roosters prohibited: True; setback: 3 m from side and rear lot lines and abutting dwellings; 7.5 m from place of worship or school. Source: Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 08-2014 (2021 Consolidation), Section 3.4 Backyard Chickens, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001672",
 "municipality": "North Stormont",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://northstormont.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 08-2014 (2021 Consolidation), Section 3.4 Backyard Chickens",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.northstormont.ca/sites/northstormont.ca/files/2021-10/Comprehensive%20Zoning%20By-Law%20No.%2008-2014%20%282021%20Consolidation%29.pdf",
   "summary": "On Agricultural/Rural zoned lots, up to 10 hens permitted per lot (no roosters); coop must be in rear yard, min 3 m from side/rear lot lines and abutting dwellings, 7.5 m from a school or place of worship, max 3 m x 3 m and 4.5 m high.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "09400634f77c4032bc1eace3edcd35ea96aff7fa344ee0f9f8093d51a74e1334",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/09400634f77c4032bc1eace3edcd35ea96aff7fa344ee0f9f8093d51a74e1334.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "10",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "3 m from side and rear lot lines and abutting dwellings; 7.5 m from place of worship or school"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.4: \"backyard chickens shall be permitted\"",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.4(2): \"No more than 10 hens shall be permitted\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.4(3): \"Roosters are not permitted\"",
    "setback": "s. 3.4(4)(a), (b), (c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-stormont/backyard-hens/text-09400634f77c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/north-stormont/backyard-hens/"
}