{
 "answer": "In the Town of Renfrew, Ontario, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Prohibited Animal Bylaw (By-law No. 26-2016), verified 2026-09-25. Livestock rule: Domestic fowl, horses, donkeys, mules, cattle, goats, swine, mink, fox, or sheep only on properly zoned lands.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001729",
 "municipality": "Renfrew",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.renfrewontario.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Prohibited Animal Bylaw (By-law No. 26-2016)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-04-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.renfrew.ca/uploads/BL.26-2016.Prohibited-Animals-Bylaw-accessible.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping domestic fowl (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys), pigeons, horses, donkeys, mules, cattle, goats, swine, mink, fox or sheep in the Town of Renfrew except on lands or premises properly zoned for the purpose under the Town's zoning by-law; also bans the wild and exotic animals listed in Schedule 'A'. Written permission may be granted for temporary keeping as part",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "66a7c412ffe413fda78913a1afb48bd5a54fcadc7e517dca76ba3a84db093c7d",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "26-2016",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/66a7c412ffe413fda78913a1afb48bd5a54fcadc7e517dca76ba3a84db093c7d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Domestic fowl, horses, donkeys, mules, cattle, goats, swine, mink, fox, or sheep only on properly zoned lands."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2.1.2",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2.1.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/renfrew/backyard-hens/bylaw-26-2016/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/renfrew/backyard-hens/"
}