{
 "answer": "In the Town of Beaurivage, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Beaurivage Zoning By-law (By-Law 25-03), verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 25 hens. Livestock rule: Accessory buildings cannot be used for agricultural purposes or keeping animals other than household pets.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003048",
 "municipality": "Beaurivage",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://beaurivage.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Beaurivage Zoning By-law (By-Law 25-03)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://beaurivage.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/By-Law-25-03-Zoning.pdf",
   "summary": "Allows a 'hobby farm' as a secondary use to a home in the Rural Residential (RR) zone: up to 15 hens on 4,000 m2 or 25 hens on 8,000 m2, plus up to 6 farm animals, no pig barn or slaughterhouse, all animals fenced/contained. Elsewhere accessory buildings may not house animals other than household pets, which exclude poultry and bees;",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "e5d3fb036a115403eaa974ed0781ff2f9c8f2717302ffc8ed7353c36005af21c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "25-03",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e5d3fb036a115403eaa974ed0781ff2f9c8f2717302ffc8ed7353c36005af21c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "25 hens",
    "livestock_rule": "Accessory buildings cannot be used for agricultural purposes or keeping animals other than household pets."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 40(1)(b)(ii)",
    "max_hens": "\"have a total pasture of 6 farm animals in addition to 25 hens\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 15(1)(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/beaurivage/backyard-hens/bylaw-25-03/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/beaurivage/backyard-hens/"
}