{
 "answer": "In the Township of Woolwich, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Cattle, sheep, goats, poultry not permitted in residential accessory buildings; horses for transportation regulated by s. 4.3.. Source: Comprehensive Zoning By-law 26-2024, Section 4 - General Regulations (Accessory Buildings), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001833",
 "municipality": "Woolwich",
 "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.woolwich.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Comprehensive Zoning By-law 26-2024, Section 4 - General Regulations (Accessory Buildings)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/woolwich-007-ca/media/yh0nfevs/section_4_general_regulations-aug-18-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping chickens, ducks, geese, other fowl, cattle, sheep or goats in attached or detached residential accessory buildings; only ordinary domestic pets (and horses, under a separate section) are permitted, effectively banning backyard hens/poultry.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "f371230e1f953ef4a24d3ba3ed0ab566a937f04787e13256708ff52e07e344b0",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f371230e1f953ef4a24d3ba3ed0ab566a937f04787e13256708ff52e07e344b0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Cattle, sheep, goats, poultry not permitted in residential accessory buildings; horses for transportation regulated by s. 4.3."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.1(f): \"not including...cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, geese or other fowl\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.1(f) and s. 4.2(c): \"not including horses...cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, geese or other fowl\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/woolwich/backyard-hens/text-f371230e1f95/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/woolwich/backyard-hens/"
}