{
 "answer": "In the City of Prince Edward, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 6 in settlement area; 10 on Rural Residential (RR) zoned lots; roosters prohibited: True. Source: By-law 108-2023, Backyard Hen By-law (amending By-law 234-2020), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001716",
 "municipality": "Prince Edward",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.thecounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 108-2023, Backyard Hen By-law (amending By-law 234-2020)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-06-13",
   "document_url": "https://princeedwardcounty.civicweb.net/filepro/document/288422/By-Law%20108-2023%20To%20Regulate%20The%20Keeping%20Of%20Backyard%20Hens%20Within%20The%20Corporation%20Of%20The%20County%20Of%20Prince%20Edward%20(Backyard%20Hens%20By-Law).pdf",
   "summary": "Backyard hens may only be kept on premises zoned to permit a single-family dwelling or a nursing home, and the owner must live on the property (tenants need the owner's written consent). Maximum six hens per property in a settlement area and ten on a Rural Residential (RR) lot, counted per property regardless of who owns the birds. The hen",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c97405d4df5412dc0e11acccfbfdbce6e8f041b15cd9e514501c73ace0a5a2d4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c97405d4df5412dc0e11acccfbfdbce6e8f041b15cd9e514501c73ace0a5a2d4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6 in settlement area; 10 on Rural Residential (RR) zoned lots",
    "roosters_prohibited": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.3(1): \"premises consist of lands zoned to permit a single-family dwelling or a nursing home\"",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.4: \"No Owner is permitted to keep more than six (6) backyard hen(s) at any time on an appropriately zoned lot in a settlement area\"; s. 3.5: \"No Owner is permitted to keep more than (10) backyard hen(s) at any time in on a property zoned Rural Residential (RR)\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.7(a): \"The keeping of a rooster is strictly prohibited.\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/prince-edward/backyard-hens/text-c97405d4df54/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/prince-edward/backyard-hens/"
}