{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of St.-Charles, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 5 within Town Limits or on Waterfront Residential; 10 outside Town Limits; 20 outside Town Limits on properties ≥5 acres; roosters prohibited: True; setback: 5m from rear or side property line, or 10m from any dwelling unit on neighbouring property, whichever is more restrictive; 5m from any well or well cap; 30m from shoreline of any body of water. Source: Backyard Hen By-Law 2026-16, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001771",
 "municipality": "St.-Charles",
 "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.stcharlesontario.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Backyard Hen By-Law 2026-16",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-03-18",
   "document_url": "https://stcharlesontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-16-Backyard-Hen-By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Allows hens in R1/R2/Waterfront Residential/Rural Residential zones: max 5 hens within Town Limits or Waterfront Residential, 10 outside Town Limits (20 on lots ≥5 acres); roosters prohibited; hens must be kept in a coop in the rear yard.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "1020a8b4e74f5b1e3c879f074bb55b888ac0dcfbe77a9b22b4e99c57b4557ec8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1020a8b4e74f5b1e3c879f074bb55b888ac0dcfbe77a9b22b4e99c57b4557ec8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "5 within Town Limits or on Waterfront Residential; 10 outside Town Limits; 20 outside Town Limits on properties ≥5 acres",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "5m from rear or side property line, or 10m from any dwelling unit on neighbouring property, whichever is more restrictive; 5m from any well or well cap; 30m from shoreline of any body of water"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.5; s. 3.6; s. 3.7; s. 3.8",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.9 — \"No Person shall keep or permit the keeping of a rooster\"",
    "setback": "s. 5.1; s. 5.2; s. 5.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-charles/backyard-hens/text-1020a8b4e74f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/st-charles/backyard-hens/"
}