{
 "answer": "In the Township of Southgate, Ontario, hens permitted: False; roosters prohibited: False; livestock rule: Horses, domestic fowl, cattle, bison, goats, swine, mink, sheep, mules prohibited unless property is appropriately zoned.; hens permitted: True. Source: By-law 2026-066 – Exotic Animal By-law; Zoning By-law 19-2002 – Livestock on Residential Lots (Sec. 5.22), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001761",
 "municipality": "Southgate",
 "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.southgate.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2026-066 – Exotic Animal By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-08-05",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/southgate-011-ca/media/mjnd23p5/by-law-2026-066-exotic-animal-by-law-for-website.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping domestic fowl (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys) or other livestock anywhere not designated appropriately in the Township's Zoning By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6b8c0d4ef25331a5a5f72845a5b8ffb1fbf8174c95bd59693db21fb12d0e242c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6b8c0d4ef25331a5a5f72845a5b8ffb1fbf8174c95bd59693db21fb12d0e242c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Horses, domestic fowl, cattle, bison, goats, swine, mink, sheep, mules prohibited unless property is appropriately zoned."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule \"A\" (e): \"All domestic fowl...including but not limited to chickens...except in areas identified in the Township of Southgate Zoning By-law\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Schedule \"A\" (e): \"All domestic fowl...including but not limited to chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons, roosters and other fowl except in areas identified in the Township of Southgate Zoning By-law\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southgate/backyard-hens/text-6b8c0d4ef253/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law 19-2002 – Livestock on Residential Lots (Sec. 5.22)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/southgate-011-ca/media/o0gbwixh/zoning-by-law-consolidated-july-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Zoning By-law s.5.22 permits limited livestock on residential lots. In the Residential R6 Zone, on a lot with a minimum area of 1 hectare and a minimum frontage of 60 metres, a maximum of two (2) nutrient units may be kept, where 20 fowl = 1 nutrient unit and 1 sheep = 1 nutrient unit; the only permitted livestock are",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "935d35f812487dd957f2987d8c93d9b5c81630e505c123862552d19a27e2ddab",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/935d35f812487dd957f2987d8c93d9b5c81630e505c123862552d19a27e2ddab.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "40 fowl maximum (20 fowl = 1 nutrient unit; maximum 2 nutrient units total)",
    "livestock_rule": "R6 Zone (min. 1 ha, 60m frontage): max 2 nutrient units of horses, cows, sheep, or fowl; R5 Zone: max 2 horses for resident transportation only",
    "setback": "R5 Zone: minimum 7.5 metres from any lot line, not permitted in front yard; R6 Zone: general zone yard/setback provisions apply"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.22(a)(iii): permitted livestock types include 'Fowl'",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.22(a)(i)-(ii): 'maximum number of permitted livestock shall be a total of two (2) nutrient units'; 'twenty (20) fowl shall be considered one (1) nutrient unit'",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5.22(a), s. 5.22(b)",
    "setback": "s. 5.22(b)(iii): 'setback a minimum of 7.5 metres from any lot line'; s. 5.22(a)(iv)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southgate/backyard-hens/text-935d35f81248/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/southgate/backyard-hens/"
}