{
 "answer": "In the Township of Wilmot, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: up to four laying hens; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: No person shall own, harbour, possess, keep, sell or offer for sale any livestock within settlement areas of the Township of Wilmot.. Source: By-law 2023-19 (Exotic Animals By-law, Section 5 Backyard Hens), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001829",
 "municipality": "Wilmot",
 "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.wilmot.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2023-19 (Exotic Animals By-law, Section 5 Backyard Hens)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-04-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.wilmot.ca/media/by3lzn10/by-law-2023-19-being-a-by-law-to-regulate-the-prohibition-or-restrtiction-of-exotic-animals.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 4(vii) exempts a person keeping up to four laying hens in accordance with Zoning By-law 83-38 sec 6.32, and Section 5 sets the conditions: a licence from the Township is required, only laying hens over four months old may be kept, the coop, pen, loft or run must be in the rear yard at least 3 metres from any",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "04f84d3691b01df94e9dfa068408a0f673862deb61ebe1ee6830726c68dbea44",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/04f84d3691b01df94e9dfa068408a0f673862deb61ebe1ee6830726c68dbea44.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "up to four laying hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall own, harbour, possess, keep, sell or offer for sale any livestock within settlement areas of the Township of Wilmot.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Backyard Chicken licence required; fee per Fees and Charges By-law (amount not stated in this by-law)",
    "setback": "3 metres from any property line; 15 metres from any school, church, dwelling or other premises used for human habitation (excluding own dwelling)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.1(vii)",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.1(vii): \"keeping up to four laying hens\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.4(i): \"Keep any other chicken than a laying hen\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.1",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5.4(vi); s. 5.5",
    "setback": "s. 5.2(ii); s. 5.2(iii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wilmot/backyard-hens/text-04f84d3691b0/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/wilmot/backyard-hens/"
}