{
 "answer": "In the Town of Petawawa, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 6 on lots less than one acre; 12 on lots one acre or larger; roosters prohibited: True; permit or licence: Licence required; fee $50. Source: By-law 1806/26 - Backyard Chickens By-law, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001701",
 "municipality": "Petawawa",
 "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.petawawa.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 1806/26 - Backyard Chickens By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-02-02",
   "document_url": "https://petawawa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/By-law-1806-26-Backyard-Chickens-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Licensed hens only (no roosters) on residential (non-Rural) lots: 6 hens under 1 acre, 12 hens on 1+ acres; coops 15m from institutional/schools, 7.5m from commercial/industrial; kept in coop 10pm-6am.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ccd28ec070d218808dfacfae7f92700622e122fec41abbe74a477175c958e473",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ccd28ec070d218808dfacfae7f92700622e122fec41abbe74a477175c958e473.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6 on lots less than one acre; 12 on lots one acre or larger",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence required; fee $50",
    "setback": "15 metres from institutional uses; 7.5 metres from commercial or industrial uses"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.2.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.3.1, s. 3.3.2",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.2.2",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5.1.1; Schedule \"A\" Item 1",
    "setback": "s. 4.3, s. 4.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/petawawa/backyard-hens/text-ccd28ec070d2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/petawawa/backyard-hens/"
}