{
 "answer": "In the Town of Shelburne, Ontario, hens permitted: False; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Artiodactyla (cattle, goats, sheep, pigs) and Perissodactyla (horses, donkeys, mules) prohibited throughout municipality.; permit or licence: Dog licence required; fee $25.00 (altered) or $35.00 (unaltered). Source: By-law 15-2018, Animal Care and Control By-law (as amended), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001744",
 "municipality": "Shelburne",
 "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.townofshelburne.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 15-2018, Animal Care and Control By-law (as amended)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-03-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.shelburne.ca/media/d0vca5qe/by-law-15-2018-animal-care-and-control-amended.pdf",
   "summary": "Schedule B (Prohibited Animals) bans chickens/turkeys/poultry (Galliformes) and livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and horses town-wide, with no residential exception; domestic rabbits are exempt from the ban.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d8a491ecd7b32afd1637b25eb511ec007b34e613eb530c4f694058c77507f833",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d8a491ecd7b32afd1637b25eb511ec007b34e613eb530c4f694058c77507f833.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Artiodactyla (cattle, goats, sheep, pigs) and Perissodactyla (horses, donkeys, mules) prohibited throughout municipality.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Dog licence required; fee $25.00 (altered) or $35.00 (unaltered)",
    "setback": "At least 6.1 metres (20 feet) from the property line and at least 12.2 metres (40 feet) from any school, church, or residential premises not on the same lot"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule \"B\" — \"Galliformes (such as peacocks, pheasants, grouse, guineafowls, chickens, turkeys)\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Schedule \"B\" — \"Galliformes (such as peacocks, pheasants, grouse, guineafowls, chickens, turkeys)\"",
    "livestock_rule": "Schedule \"B\" — \"Artiodactyla (such as cattle, goats, sheep, pigs)\" and \"Perissodactyla (such as horses, donkeys, jackasses, mules)\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.1; Schedule \"A\"",
    "setback": "s. 12.8(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/shelburne/backyard-hens/text-d8a491ecd7b3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/shelburne/backyard-hens/"
}