{
 "answer": "In the Township of Southwold, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 6; roosters prohibited: True; permit or licence: Licence required; fee per User Fees By-law (By-law No. 2024-53); township cap of 20 licences/year. Source: Backyard Hen Licence By-Law 2024-59, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001763",
 "municipality": "Southwold",
 "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.southwold.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Backyard Hen Licence By-Law 2024-59",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-10-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.southwold.ca/living-here/by-laws/backyard-hen-licence-by-law",
   "summary": "Licenses backyard hen keeping in Residential Type 1 (R1) zones only, on properties of at least 1,000 m2, with township-wide licences capped at 20 per year and a waitlist beyond that. Maximum 6 hens per licensed property, hens at least 4 months old, roosters strictly prohibited, no on-site slaughtering and no selling of eggs, manure or meat. One coop and",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "826c8e936d718cee2c8f2315775134ca3bae66486b62e24aff3066c9363f1722",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/826c8e936d718cee2c8f2315775134ca3bae66486b62e24aff3066c9363f1722.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence required; fee per User Fees By-law (By-law No. 2024-53); township cap of 20 licences/year",
    "setback": "2 m of any dwelling; 3 m of any lot line; 1.5 m of any structure; 15 m of lot line on which a school is located"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.3",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 2.6; s. 2.7",
    "setback": "s. 6.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southwold/backyard-hens/text-826c8e936d71/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/southwold/backyard-hens/"
}