{
 "answer": "In the Township of Montague, Ontario, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Animal Control By-law 4214-2026, verified 2026-09-25. Livestock rule: Ungulates (horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, any hoofed animal) prohibited; exempted on Agriculture-zoned land per s. 18.3.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001644",
 "municipality": "Montague",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.township.montague.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control By-law 4214-2026",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://montague.civicweb.net/document/83825",
   "summary": "Schedule \"B\" prohibits keeping, breeding or raising chickens and other Galliformes (quail, pheasants, turkeys, guinea fowl), ducks and geese, pigeons, and hoofed livestock (horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats) on any lot in the Township of Montague unless otherwise provided for in the by-law; livestock kept in accordance with the Township's zoning by-law and applicable provincial rules is excepted.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9193f92999ed6d1f2bb0181d21906083cf1a6c6d3d27b17625d86327b8f5c6c2",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4214-2026",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9193f92999ed6d1f2bb0181d21906083cf1a6c6d3d27b17625d86327b8f5c6c2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Ungulates (horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, any hoofed animal) prohibited; exempted on Agriculture-zoned land per s. 18.3."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule \"B\" item 7: \"Galliformes (ie. Chickens, Quail, Pheasants, Turkeys, Guinea Fowl)\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Schedule \"B\" item 7: \"Galliformes (ie. Chickens, Quail, Pheasants, Turkeys, Guinea Fowl)\"",
    "livestock_rule": "Schedule \"B\" item 5: \"Ungulates (ie. Horses, Cattle, Swine, Sheep, Goats, any hoofed animal)\"; s. 18.3 exempts Agriculture (A) zoned land"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/montague/backyard-hens/bylaw-4214-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/montague/backyard-hens/"
}