{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Machin, Ontario, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by By-law Number 41-2018 (Animal Control By-law), verified 2026-09-25. Max hens: 6 birds excluding fowl 12 weeks old or less. Setback: 25 feet from rear lot line; 20 feet from any side lot line.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001612",
 "municipality": "Machin",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.visitmachin.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law Number 41-2018 (Animal Control By-law)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-09-24",
   "document_url": "http://www.visitmachin.com/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=2f312947-bb3a-4a48-9d2c-f2874c0ac485",
   "summary": "Sec. 4.12 permits domestic fowl on residential property inside the urban boundary — maximum 6 each of chickens, ducks, geese or turkeys (birds over 12 weeks), only one type of fowl per property, and no roosters. Lots must have an occupied detached dwelling and be at least 50 ft wide by 110 ft deep; coops must be in the rear",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6dba5d392e83fd28377fb2a98a40db98260fa1b5084941846bcdcbf0c65331d4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "41-2018",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6dba5d392e83fd28377fb2a98a40db98260fa1b5084941846bcdcbf0c65331d4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6 birds excluding fowl 12 weeks old or less",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "25 feet from rear lot line; 20 feet from any side lot line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.12.5.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.12.5.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4.12.3",
    "setback": "s. 4.12.10.1 and s. 4.12.10.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/machin/backyard-hens/bylaw-41-2018/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/machin/backyard-hens/"
}