{
 "answer": "In the Town of Faro, Yukon, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Faro Animal Control Bylaw 2016-05, verified 2026-09-29. Max hens: twelve (12) within the Residential Area; twenty-five (25) outside the Residential Area. Livestock rule: No Livestock shall be kept on any Property within the Townsite with the exception of Hens or by Special Permit. Permit or licence: Hen Permit required; fee not stated in Schedule C.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003506",
 "municipality": "Faro",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Yukon",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
 "official_website": "https://faro.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Faro Animal Control Bylaw 2016-05",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-12-20",
   "document_url": "https://faro.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=e694adfe-c4d8-4e27-aaf3-cdcdb99b5ae5",
   "summary": "Livestock may not be kept within the Townsite except hens under a Hen Permit or by Special Permit. Within the Residential Area: no roosters and a maximum of 12 hens. Outside the Residential Area: up to 25 hens and roosters allowed. Hens must be kept in a coop meeting the bylaw specifications.",
   "discovered_by": "terr-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "bf8bc6a08157c7ffec90a5d958e0727a9930f0f138f64609a5475543f45a1f1e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:50:07+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2016-05",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bf8bc6a08157c7ffec90a5d958e0727a9930f0f138f64609a5475543f45a1f1e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "twelve (12) within the Residential Area; twenty-five (25) outside the Residential Area",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No Livestock shall be kept on any Property within the Townsite with the exception of Hens or by Special Permit.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Hen Permit required; fee not stated in Schedule C."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 9.3.3",
    "max_hens": "s. 9.3.3; s. 9.4",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 9.3.1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 8.2",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 9.1; Schedule \"C\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/yt/faro/backyard-hens/bylaw-2016-05/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/yt/faro/backyard-hens/"
}