{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of West Nipissing, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 10 hens for lots 4050–10,000 sq m in R1/R2/R3/SR zones; up to 50 or no limit for larger lots in RR/RU/A1/A2 zones; none permitted on lots less than 4050 sq m in any zone; roosters prohibited: True; permit or licence: Registration with the Municipality required; no fee stated. Source: Backyard Chicken By-law 2024/74, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001821",
 "municipality": "West Nipissing",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.westnipissing.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Backyard Chicken By-law 2024/74",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-12-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.westnipissing.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2024-74-Backyard-Chickens-Final-Dec-17-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates hen-keeping on land zoned Residential One, Two or Three (R1/R2/R3), Shoreline Residential and Rural Residential, and on Agriculture (A1/A2) or Rural (RU) parcels under 1 hectare; parcels over 1 hectare in A1, A2 or RU are not restricted by the by-law, and no hens are permitted in the R4, Mobile Home Residential, commercial or industrial zones. Table 1 permits",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9da067af18c7a1e97ce1d234a2d3e6de9d5fd3dc0ea64599253a96ec373667c4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9da067af18c7a1e97ce1d234a2d3e6de9d5fd3dc0ea64599253a96ec373667c4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "10 hens for lots 4050–10,000 sq m in R1/R2/R3/SR zones; up to 50 or no limit for larger lots in RR/RU/A1/A2 zones; none permitted on lots less than 4050 sq m in any zone",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Registration with the Municipality required; no fee stated",
    "setback": "3.0 m from all property lines; 1.5 m from dwelling on subject property; 5 m from dwelling on adjacent property; 15 m from any well; 18 m from high-water mark"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 1.2.1",
    "max_hens": "Table 1, s. 3.1.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.3.3",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.3.1; s. 5.2.1",
    "setback": "s. 4.3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-nipissing/backyard-hens/text-9da067af18c7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/west-nipissing/backyard-hens/"
}