{
 "answer": "In the Township of Springwater, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 4; roosters prohibited: True; permit or licence: Licence required; initial application $25.00/year, renewal $10.00/year. Source: Backyard Chickens Licensing By-law 2020-091, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001765",
 "municipality": "Springwater",
 "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.springwater.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Backyard Chickens Licensing By-law 2020-091",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-11-18",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/springwater-ca/media/045j331y/2020-091-backyard-chickens-licensing-by-law-original-signed-by.pdf",
   "summary": "Licenses backyard hen keeping (originally a 3-year pilot); max 4 hens/property, hens 4+ months old, roosters strictly prohibited, slaughtering on-site prohibited. One coop + run per property, coop max 9.0 sq m and 4.5m height.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "7b8e081e770d88e17ff0b50bed5a54a621c44f1d2d77b01f43b05180b3c0def5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7b8e081e770d88e17ff0b50bed5a54a621c44f1d2d77b01f43b05180b3c0def5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "4",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence required; initial application $25.00/year, renewal $10.00/year",
    "setback": "Within settlement area: 3 m of any dwelling, 1.2 m of any lot line; outside settlement area: 5 m of any dwelling, 3 m of any lot line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.1 — no person shall keep backyard chickens unless licenced",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.1 — \"A maximum of four (4) backyard chickens/hens shall be allowed\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.3 — \"The keeping of roosters is strictly prohibited.\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.7 and Schedule \"A\"",
    "setback": "s. 6.1(3)(4) and s. 6.2(3)(4)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/springwater/backyard-hens/text-7b8e081e770d/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/springwater/backyard-hens/"
}