{
 "answer": "In the City of Sarnia, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 6 standard size chickens; 12 bantam/miniature chickens; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Domestic fowl (roosters, capons, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl) restricted to agriculturally zoned lands only. Source: Animal Control By-law 234 of 1992 ('A By-Law Respecting Dogs, Rabbits, Pigeons and Domestic Fowl', consolidated, amended by By-laws 178 of 2019 and 84 of 2024), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001736",
 "municipality": "Sarnia",
 "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.sarnia.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law 234 of 1992 ('A By-Law Respecting Dogs, Rabbits, Pigeons and Domestic Fowl', consolidated, amended by By-laws 178 of 2019 and 84 of 2024)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1992-12-21",
   "document_url": "https://sarnia.civicweb.net/document/40791",
   "summary": "Caps standard chickens at 6 and bantam/miniature chickens at 12 per property (no roosters); coops must be in the rear yard. Outside agricultural/open-space zoning, keeps a combined max of 50 pigeons, rabbits and bantams per property; domestic fowl otherwise banned outside agricultural zones.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "7e6646b929f3b89121595cf4b129aadd77e5fc5b8b8105eb2d74f3308a6c1d89",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7e6646b929f3b89121595cf4b129aadd77e5fc5b8b8105eb2d74f3308a6c1d89.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6 standard size chickens; 12 bantam/miniature chickens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Domestic fowl (roosters, capons, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl) restricted to agriculturally zoned lands only",
    "setback": "3m from all lot lines; 10m from any church, school, dwelling or other premises used for human habitation"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 26(f)",
    "max_hens": "s. 26(f)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "\"No roosters shall be permitted\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 25",
    "setback": "s. 26(b)(ii) and (iii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sarnia/backyard-hens/text-7e6646b929f3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/sarnia/backyard-hens/"
}