{
 "answer": "In the Town of Caraquet, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Arrêté de zonage de Caraquet, Arrêté n° 2025-06, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 8 poules pondeuses. Permit or licence: Aucun permis d'aménagement requis pour un poulailler ou un rucher (art. 16(2), (8)).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003057",
 "municipality": "Caraquet",
 "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://www.caraquet.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Arrêté de zonage de Caraquet, Arrêté n° 2025-06",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-11-17",
   "document_url": "https://caraquet.ca/wp-content/uploads/ZONAGE2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Backyard chicken coops (poulailler) limited to 8 laying hens per lot, roosters banned, 3m side/rear and 7.5m dwelling setbacks, 0.37-4m² per hen. Beehives (rucher) capped at 4 hives+2 nucs on lots under 1 acre, 6 hives+4 nucs on larger lots, 15m from lot lines and homes.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "70983948d2426c5c6530ab33334b9843ce3f8f05d30a84f846bc67e963b36768",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-06",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/70983948d2426c5c6530ab33334b9843ce3f8f05d30a84f846bc67e963b36768.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "8 poules pondeuses",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Aucun permis d'aménagement requis pour un poulailler ou un rucher (art. 16(2), (8)).",
    "setback": "Poulailler : 3 m des limites latérales/arrière et 7,5 m d'une habitation adjacente; rucher : 15 m de toute limite et 15 m de toute habitation (sauf propriétaire)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "art. 77(4)",
    "max_hens": "art. 77(2)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "art. 77(3)",
    "bees_permitted": "art. 78(2)",
    "permit_or_licence": "art. 16(2), (8)",
    "setback": "art. 77(6)-(7); art. 78(3)-(4)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/caraquet/backyard-hens/arrete-2025-06/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/caraquet/backyard-hens/"
}