{
 "answer": "In the Town of Smiths Falls, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: six (6); roosters prohibited: True; setback: 1.2 metres (4 feet) from rear and side lot lines; 3 metres (10 feet) from abutting dwelling windows/doors; no front yard. Source: Backyard Hens By-law (By-law No. 10616-2025), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001749",
 "municipality": "Smiths Falls",
 "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.smithsfalls.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Backyard Hens By-law (By-law No. 10616-2025)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-05-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.smithsfalls.ca/media/rinkvh5h/bylaw-10616-2025-to-adopt-a-backyard-hen-pilot-program-as-identified-in-report-2025-035.pdf",
   "summary": "One-year pilot permitting up to 6 hens on residential properties; no roosters; coops barred from front yards, must be 1.2m from side/rear lot lines and 3m from neighbouring windows/doors; no sale of eggs, no slaughter.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "8a0b5341983e4742652b7851f0b6b9ada0565d3cb290450ba1ae6124efe2b861",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8a0b5341983e4742652b7851f0b6b9ada0565d3cb290450ba1ae6124efe2b861.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six (6)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "1.2 metres (4 feet) from rear and side lot lines; 3 metres (10 feet) from abutting dwelling windows/doors; no front yard"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2.1: \"permit backyard hens on residential properties\"",
    "max_hens": "s. 6.9: \"more than six (6) backyard hens\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 6.8(a): \"No person shall: a) Keep a rooster\"",
    "setback": "s. 6.4; s. 6.7; s. 6.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/smiths-falls/backyard-hens/text-8a0b5341983e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/smiths-falls/backyard-hens/"
}