{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of South Dundas, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Livestock keeping permitted only in Rural (RU) and Agricultural (AG) zones; poultry and birds are classified as livestock.. Source: Township of South Dundas Zoning By-law No. 2010-48 (office consolidation, November 2022), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001754",
 "municipality": "South Dundas",
 "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.southdundas.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of South Dundas Zoning By-law No. 2010-48 (office consolidation, November 2022)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-07-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.southdundas.com/sites/3/files/2023-02/Zoning%20By-Law%20Consolidated%20as%20of%20November%202022.pdf",
   "summary": "The keeping of livestock (defined to include poultry) is only permitted in Rural or Agricultural zones, subject to minimum distance separation - not permitted on residential/urban lots.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6ac88e5e6192b8558ef4cc565da4cdab235be469f60b26fe08ec5a45f42a3c4c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6ac88e5e6192b8558ef4cc565da4cdab235be469f60b26fe08ec5a45f42a3c4c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock keeping permitted only in Rural (RU) and Agricultural (AG) zones; poultry and birds are classified as livestock."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.17; s. 2 'Livestock' definition includes 'poultry' and 'birds'",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.17"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/south-dundas/backyard-hens/text-6ac88e5e6192/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/south-dundas/backyard-hens/"
}