{
 "answer": "In the Township of Stone Mills, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 6 in Hamlet; 18 in Rural Area; setback: 1.2 m from rear and interior side lot lines; 3.0 m from adjacent dwelling windows/doors. Source: By-law 2020-1021 - Backyard Hens By-law, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001773",
 "municipality": "Stone Mills",
 "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.stonemills.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2020-1021 - Backyard Hens By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-08-10",
   "document_url": "https://stonemills.civicweb.net/document/36162",
   "summary": "Permits backyard hens: max 6 hens (no roosters) on Hamlet-designated properties, max 18 hens with roosters permitted in the Rural Area; requires a weatherproof coop and hen run, with setback requirements from property lines.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "53ce75208ea155bd20d0e1054c3b99bfd2d2d50d01d0eb162c39e2fc909e72bd",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/53ce75208ea155bd20d0e1054c3b99bfd2d2d50d01d0eb162c39e2fc909e72bd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6 in Hamlet; 18 in Rural Area",
    "setback": "1.2 m from rear and interior side lot lines; 3.0 m from adjacent dwelling windows/doors"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.0(a)",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.1(e); s. 3.2",
    "setback": "s. 4.0(a), (b), (i)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/stone-mills/backyard-hens/text-53ce75208ea1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/stone-mills/backyard-hens/"
}