{
 "answer": "In the Town of Thessalon, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 4; roosters prohibited: True; permit or licence: Initial licence fee $50.00; annual renewal fee $25.00. Source: By-law 2737 - Backyard Chicken By-law (Backyard Hen Permit System), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001791",
 "municipality": "Thessalon",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.thessalon.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2737 - Backyard Chicken By-law (Backyard Hen Permit System)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-20",
   "document_url": "https://thessalon.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Bylaw2737-Backyard-Hen-Permit-System.pdf",
   "summary": "Two-year pilot permits up to 4 hens (no roosters) per residential lot; applicant must live on-site; hens locked in coop 9pm-6am; no slaughter or sale of eggs/manure; $50 initial + $25 annual licence fee; limited to 10 pilot participants.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "8de28167997907310ea7e419b85cf8987a871a8c8f575c7bfdc9a30b26315003",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8de28167997907310ea7e419b85cf8987a871a8c8f575c7bfdc9a30b26315003.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "4",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Initial licence fee $50.00; annual renewal fee $25.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 1: \"keeping of backyard chickens be permitted by approved permit\"",
    "max_hens": "Schedule A, rule 5: \"You may have up to 4 hens.\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Schedule A, rule 1: \"Roosters are not permitted.\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "Schedule A, Fees 1–2: \"initial fee of $50.00\"; \"annual fee of $25.00\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/thessalon/backyard-hens/text-8de281679979/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/thessalon/backyard-hens/"
}