{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Shuniah, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: five; roosters prohibited: True; setback: 10 metres from any neighbouring residential dwelling; 3 metres from property line; 3 metres from any window or door of residential building. Source: Backyard Chickens By-law 2974-17, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001745",
 "municipality": "Shuniah",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.shuniah.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Backyard Chickens By-law 2974-17",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.shuniah.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Backyard-Chickens-By-law-2974-17.pdf",
   "summary": "Allows up to 5 backyard hens (no roosters) on single-unit dwellings in Community Residential and Rural zones; coop must be in the rear yard, max 2m high, max 9 sq.m, with setbacks from neighbours, wells and water bodies.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "638ad65ffd082f6cea54ab1c3895a866006f45940a6bdf6e55b8f9409dc104b7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/638ad65ffd082f6cea54ab1c3895a866006f45940a6bdf6e55b8f9409dc104b7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "five",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "10 metres from any neighbouring residential dwelling; 3 metres from property line; 3 metres from any window or door of residential building"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2(a): restricted to properties zoned Community Residential [RC] and Rural [RU]",
    "max_hens": "s. 2(f): \"No more than five backyard chickens are kept per property\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 2(g): \"Roosters are prohibited\"",
    "setback": "s. 2(n)(ii), 2(n)(iii), 2(n)(xi)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/shuniah/backyard-hens/text-638ad65ffd08/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/shuniah/backyard-hens/"
}