{
 "answer": "In the Township of Scugog, Ontario, hens permitted: False; bees permitted: False; livestock rule: Livestock prohibited except in a Rural Area Zone.; permit or licence: Prohibited Animal License required; fee per Fees and Charges By-law. Source: Prohibited Animals By-law 13-15, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001740",
 "municipality": "Scugog",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.scugog.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Prohibited Animals By-law 13-15",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-03-09",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/scugogtourism-001-ca/media/4dobtsp0/13-15-prohibited-animals-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans keeping 'Livestock' - defined to include domestic fowl (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys), rabbits (over 3), ferrets/chinchillas (over 2), and other farm animals - anywhere outside a Rural Area Zone. Honeybees are likewise restricted to properties in a Rural Area Zone; pigeons/doves kept as household pets are exempt.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "a2c7be87eccde8109f8acf5b47c84b3feaa83d4859fe5abf88afb91cf1476f29",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a2c7be87eccde8109f8acf5b47c84b3feaa83d4859fe5abf88afb91cf1476f29.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock prohibited except in a Rural Area Zone.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Prohibited Animal License required; fee per Fees and Charges By-law",
    "setback": "310 metres from any and all dwellings on any and all other lot or lots"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule \"A\": AVES restricted ALL; exception only for birds as livestock in Rural Area Zone or household pets",
    "bees_permitted": "Schedule \"A\": INSECTA exception: \"Apoidea of the honeybee variety on properties in a Rural Area Zone\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2.3: \"No Person shall keep, harbour, maintain, or possess any Livestock other than in a Rural Area Zone.\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5.3: \"fee payable for a Prohibited Animal License shall be in accordance with the 'Fees and Charges By-law'\"",
    "setback": "s. 6.1(g): \"kept at least three hundred and ten (310) meters from any and all dwellings on any and all other lot or lots\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/scugog/backyard-hens/text-a2c7be87eccd/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/scugog/backyard-hens/"
}