{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of South Huron, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: twenty (20) in total of domestic fowl or rabbits; setback: at least 3m from the lot line and at least 15m from any lot line that abuts a school or church property. Source: By-law 29-2014 – Domestic Birds, Animals and Exotic Animals (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001757",
 "municipality": "South Huron",
 "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.southhuron.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 29-2014 – Domestic Birds, Animals and Exotic Animals (Consolidated)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-05-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.southhuron.ca/media/d5bjmjfq/consolidated-domestic-birds-animals-and-exotic-animals-by-law-29-2014.pdf",
   "summary": "Caps residential keeping of domestic fowl or rabbits at 20 total in the Exeter Ward; prohibits exotic and wild animals township-wide, with farm-operation exemptions.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "4bd86d3d09487702bb90031191f4110b155f1ddfedc60a71477da22d42704d84",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4bd86d3d09487702bb90031191f4110b155f1ddfedc60a71477da22d42704d84.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "twenty (20) in total of domestic fowl or rabbits",
    "setback": "at least 3m from the lot line and at least 15m from any lot line that abuts a school or church property"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2.3",
    "max_hens": "s. 2.4",
    "setback": "s. 2.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/south-huron/backyard-hens/text-4bd86d3d0948/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/south-huron/backyard-hens/"
}