{
 "answer": "In the City of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by City of Summerside Animal Control Bylaw (CS-15), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Horses and listed livestock require an animal permit to keep or harbour within the City; bona fide farm animals exempt. Permit or licence: Animal permit required for chickens/livestock; fee set by Council resolution (amount not stated).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003219",
 "municipality": "Summerside",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://summerside.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Summerside Animal Control Bylaw (CS-15)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-09-17",
   "document_url": "https://summersideca.hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_19514871/File/City%20Governance/Bylaws,%20Policies%20&%20Reports%20Bylaws,%20Policies%20&%20Reports/Bylaws/Animal%20Control/Animal%20Control%20Byalw.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a City animal permit (with notice to neighbours within 200ft) to keep horses, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons, guinea-fowl and other listed animals; exempts bona fide farms.",
   "discovered_by": "pe-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "dde0f76fcf7cda12efd8e5c103d7ecf7cca23c44792b7cd65ec56208acb50890",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:08:46+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "CS-15",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dde0f76fcf7cda12efd8e5c103d7ecf7cca23c44792b7cd65ec56208acb50890.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Horses and listed livestock require an animal permit to keep or harbour within the City; bona fide farm animals exempt.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Animal permit required for chickens/livestock; fee set by Council resolution (amount not stated)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 18.1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 18.1",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 18.1; s. 18.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/summerside/backyard-hens/bylaw-cs-15/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/pe/summerside/backyard-hens/"
}