{
 "answer": "In the Township of Perth East, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: maximum of four (4) backyard chickens/hens; roosters prohibited: True; permit or licence: licence required; one-time administrative fee of $75.00. Source: By-law 24-2025 - Backyard Chicken Licensing (two-year pilot program), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001699",
 "municipality": "Perth East",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.pertheast.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 24-2025 - Backyard Chicken Licensing (two-year pilot program)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-05-21",
   "document_url": "https://www.pertheast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/24-2025-by-law-backyard-chicken-licensing-revised-for-set-fines-Original-Signed-By.pdf",
   "summary": "Pilot licence (max 20 properties, $75 fee, runs to June 30 2027) allows up to 4 hens per property, no roosters, no slaughter/selling; coop setbacks 1.2m rear/2.5m side lot lines, not in front yard.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b3f36e1d3ad1c4aa4c6c1aae42ef98cc9ad86ca78c62a38a0cc196ef61aeeded",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b3f36e1d3ad1c4aa4c6c1aae42ef98cc9ad86ca78c62a38a0cc196ef61aeeded.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "maximum of four (4) backyard chickens/hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "licence required; one-time administrative fee of $75.00",
    "setback": "1.2m from rear lot line; 2.5m from a side lot line; 2.5m from a rear lot line abutting a side yard; not permitted in front yard"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.1 \"No person shall keep backyard chickens ... unless that person ... receives a licence\"",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.2 \"The keeping of roosters is strictly prohibited\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 2.3",
    "setback": "s. 6.1 i–iii"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/perth-east/backyard-hens/text-b3f36e1d3ad1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/perth-east/backyard-hens/"
}