{
 "answer": "In the Township of South Stormont, Ontario, livestock rule: Keeping livestock outside a permitted zone is an offence under the by-law.. Source: By-law 2021-032 – Responsible Pet Ownership By-law, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001759",
 "municipality": "South Stormont",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.southstormont.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2021-032 – Responsible Pet Ownership By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-04-14",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/southstormont-014-ca/media/i03bl5hx/2021-032-regulate-care-and-control-of-animals-responsible-pet-ownership.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 15.2 prohibits keeping livestock — defined to include domestic fowl (chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, guinea fowl), horses, cattle, goats, swine, sheep and similar animals — in any area of the Township that is not zoned or lawfully used for that purpose. Schedule 'A' separately lists Galliformes (chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, peafowl) among the prohibited animals under s.15.1, except where",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "e938582fad846ae66231ce3bbfee5d3f7bbaf653b424650b6d2a40cf4daa32f6",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e938582fad846ae66231ce3bbfee5d3f7bbaf653b424650b6d2a40cf4daa32f6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "Keeping livestock outside a permitted zone is an offence under the by-law."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 15.2 — \"Keep livestock outside permitted zone\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/south-stormont/backyard-hens/text-e938582fad84/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/south-stormont/backyard-hens/"
}