{
 "answer": "In the Town of Orangeville, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: three (3); roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: No person shall keep or cause to be kept an animal identified as prohibited in Schedule A to this By-law.. Source: Animal Control By-law No. 2024-026 (Office Consolidation, amended to August 11, 2025), verified 2026-08-30.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001682",
 "municipality": "Orangeville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-30",
 "official_website": "https://www.orangeville.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law No. 2024-026 (Office Consolidation, amended to August 11, 2025)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-04-29",
   "document_url": "https://www.orangeville.ca/Modules/Bylaws/Bylaw/Download/7483ad35-18f2-4dea-9541-9863af819d79",
   "summary": "Permits backyard hens: maximum three hens and one hen coop per property, and no roosters. Hens must be kept in the coop at all times, with the roof and door locked between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. The coop must be in the rear yard, at least 3 metres from the side and rear lot lines and 5 metres from",
   "discovered_by": "on-recapture",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-30",
   "capture_sha256": "c0961b886e5431af2cc9a9e0d301535890f76661106cc431c3578df31ac397be",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-30T21:41:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c0961b886e5431af2cc9a9e0d301535890f76661106cc431c3578df31ac397be.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "three (3)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep or cause to be kept an animal identified as prohibited in Schedule A to this By-law.",
    "setback": "minimum of 3 metres from the side or rear lot line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 12.2",
    "max_hens": "s. 11.1(a)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 11.1(c)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2.8",
    "setback": "s. 12.1(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/orangeville/backyard-hens/text-c0961b886e54/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/orangeville/backyard-hens/"
}