{
 "answer": "In the Town of Pelham, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: six (6); roosters prohibited: True; permit or licence: Licence required; new licence fee per Fees and Charges By-law; renewal requires no fee. Source: Backyard Hens By-law 44-2023, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001693",
 "municipality": "Pelham",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.pelham.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Backyard Hens By-law 44-2023",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-07-07",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/pelham-007-ca/media/rnkldk1v/44-2023-backyard-hen-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Licenses the keeping of hens on properties where the Zoning By-law would otherwise prohibit it; keeping hens without a licence, keeping roosters and keeping free-roaming hens are all prohibited. Schedule \"A\" caps a licensee at 6 hens on a property that contains a single detached dwelling and has a lot area of at least 0.4 ha. One hen coop and",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/847e8ef4ef11f51927ab3896af82eeb6c2bbf677d9b113fdb46c9795d3e77209.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six (6)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence required; new licence fee per Fees and Charges By-law; renewal requires no fee",
    "setback": "5.0m from any interior lot line; 10.0m from rear lot line; rear yard only"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 1.1; s. 3.1",
    "max_hens": "Schedule \"A\", item 1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.3; Schedule \"A\", item 2",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.4; s. 4.3",
    "setback": "Schedule \"A\", s. 9(a), 9(b), 9(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/pelham/backyard-hens/text-847e8ef4ef11/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/pelham/backyard-hens/"
}