{
 "answer": "In the Town of Souris, Prince Edward Island, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Souris Companion Animal Control By-law (Bylaw 2004-05), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Horse within Town requires proper permits from Town.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003211",
 "municipality": "Souris",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://sourispei.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Souris Companion Animal Control By-law (Bylaw 2004-05)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2004-06-29",
   "document_url": "https://sourispei.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Companion-Animal-Control.pdf",
   "summary": "Horses require a Town permit to be kept within Souris. Keeping fowl (chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) that disturbs any person is an offence, fined $100.",
   "discovered_by": "pe-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "a38207c7803bb80be68825978b4cb22469837b14e5975451ee8fddf25c86ed89",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:08:46+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2004-05",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a38207c7803bb80be68825978b4cb22469837b14e5975451ee8fddf25c86ed89.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "Horse within Town requires proper permits from Town.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Dog license required; fee as established by resolution of Council. Kennel license required; fee as established by resolution of Council. Horse permit required; no fee stated."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 11.1",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 8.1(a); s. 6.1(a); s. 11.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/souris/backyard-hens/bylaw-2004-05/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/pe/souris/backyard-hens/"
}