{
 "answer": "In the Town of Cap-Acadie, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Zoning By-law of the Regional Town of Cap-Acadie, By-law No. CA-18, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: a maximum of 6 chickens is permitted on a lot up to 4000 square meters in area, and a maximum of 12 chickens on lots 4001 square meters or larger. Setback: 3 meters from a side lot line or rear lot line; 7.5 meters from an existing well.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003056",
 "municipality": "Cap-Acadie",
 "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://capacadie.ca/en/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law of the Regional Town of Cap-Acadie, By-law No. CA-18",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-06-02",
   "document_url": "https://plan360.ca/media-planning/library/CA-18_EN_-_Zoning_By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits chicken coops as an accessory 'artisanal agricultural activity': max 6 chickens on lots up to 4,000 m², 12 on larger lots; roosters, egg/meat/manure sales, and on-site slaughter are prohibited; coops need 3m side/rear and 7.5m well setbacks.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "fdc57d9a133aedc6f47357d18b0853b53aeb34b5d79fd008d8d16b6eaad35d6e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "CA-18",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fdc57d9a133aedc6f47357d18b0853b53aeb34b5d79fd008d8d16b6eaad35d6e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "a maximum of 6 chickens is permitted on a lot up to 4000 square meters in area, and a maximum of 12 chickens on lots 4001 square meters or larger",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "setback": "3 meters from a side lot line or rear lot line; 7.5 meters from an existing well"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "5.2.2; 4.12.2(ii)",
    "max_hens": "4.12.2(ii)(a)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "4.12.2(ii)(f)",
    "bees_permitted": "2.1.55(iv); 5.5.2",
    "setback": "4.12.2(ii)(c)-(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/cap-acadie/backyard-hens/bylaw-ca-18/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/cap-acadie/backyard-hens/"
}