{
 "answer": "In the Township of Selwyn, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Animals incidental to farm/agricultural use only permitted in agricultural zones.. Source: Animal By-law (Consolidated 2019-104 & 2024-080), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001742",
 "municipality": "Selwyn",
 "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.selwyntownship.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal By-law (Consolidated 2019-104 & 2024-080)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-12-10",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/selwyntownship-012-ca/media/lnbawvdd/2019-104-consolidated-animal-control-by-law-amended-by-2024-080.pdf",
   "summary": "Schedule A prohibits keeping chickens/turkeys and other Galliformes except in agricultural zones, and prohibits pigeons (Columbidae); domestic rabbits are exempt from the prohibited list.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c5cf2ca504621702601e79c0de683f63f8a4159d9ae0cf87a169081e78a09cc0",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c5cf2ca504621702601e79c0de683f63f8a4159d9ae0cf87a169081e78a09cc0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Animals incidental to farm/agricultural use only permitted in agricultural zones."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Galliformes — Including but not limited to chickens, turkeys, grouse, peacock (except chickens and turkeys kept in agricultural zones)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/selwyn/backyard-hens/text-c5cf2ca50462/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/selwyn/backyard-hens/"
}