{
 "answer": "In the City of Toronto, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Prohibited citywide; permitted only on lands zoned agricultural or at specific named City premises. Source: Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 349, Animals, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001798",
 "municipality": "Toronto",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.toronto.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 349, Animals",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1999-02-04",
   "document_url": "http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/1184_349.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping hens/poultry and livestock citywide except on agricultural land; grandfathers residents who held hens under the now-ended Urban Hen Pilot (repealed by By-law 422-2023). Caps rabbits/guinea pigs at 4 per home and pigeons at 30 (winter)/50 (summer) per property.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "502d3a0c85742a37fd0056fdd6850bb0596d138be19702e470b82e09f1bb4d03",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/502d3a0c85742a37fd0056fdd6850bb0596d138be19702e470b82e09f1bb4d03.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Prohibited citywide; permitted only on lands zoned agricultural or at specific named City premises"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule A (Galliformes prohibited); § 349-2; § 349-4L",
    "livestock_rule": "Schedule A; § 349-4E; § 349-4L(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/toronto/backyard-hens/text-502d3a0c8574/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/toronto/backyard-hens/"
}