{
 "answer": "In the Township of Howick, Ontario, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Township of Howick Zoning By-law 23-1984 (Consolidated Copy, May 2026), verified 2026-09-21. Livestock rule: Livestock prohibited in Settlement Areas; exception permits 2 horses only if serving as primary transportation for dwelling occupants.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001560",
 "municipality": "Howick",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "http://www.howick.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of Howick Zoning By-law 23-1984 (Consolidated Copy, May 2026)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1984-04-24",
   "document_url": "https://howick.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Howick-Consolidated-ZBL-May-2026-ZBL-Update.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 3.27.3 of the Township of Howick Zoning By-law prohibits keeping livestock in Settlement Areas, and s.3.27.9 prohibits keeping stinging insects (bees) in Settlement Areas. 'Livestock' is defined to include dairy and beef cattle, swine, poultry, horses, goats, sheep, rabbits, fur-bearing animals, deer, elk, game animals and birds. 'Settlement Areas' is defined as towns, villages and hamlets where development is",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b92b74b5a880e7a449891a73808e9e9ba24022125f2b82d6cd6e2cd6b09ad6a9",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "23-1984",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b92b74b5a880e7a449891a73808e9e9ba24022125f2b82d6cd6e2cd6b09ad6a9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock prohibited in Settlement Areas; exception permits 2 horses only if serving as primary transportation for dwelling occupants."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.27.3; Livestock definition: \"Includes … poultry … birds\"",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 3.27.9: \"prohibited to keep stinging insects in Settlement Areas\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.27.3 and s. 3.27.4.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/howick/backyard-hens/bylaw-23-1984/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/howick/backyard-hens/"
}