{
 "answer": "In the Town of Carleton North, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by District of Carleton North Zoning By-law, By-law #P-02, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: six hens. Livestock rule: Hobby Farm in Rural/Rural Residential: max 1 Animal Unit per 4,000 m². Setback: 4.5 metres (15 feet) from adjacent property lines.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003058",
 "municipality": "Carleton North",
 "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://carletonnorth.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "District of Carleton North Zoning By-law, By-law #P-02",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://carletonnorth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20250916_DCN-Zoning-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits keeping up to 6 hens (no male fowl) as an accessory use on lots of at least 1,100 m2 with a one-unit dwelling or mini-home in the R1/R2 zones; hens need an enclosed, roofed, ventilated coop connected to a fully enclosed run, set back 3 m from any potable well and 4.5 m from adjacent property lines, not in",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "19e203682f719204bde364284b92ad21f1569d26c59aecdf107d50cf36e58131",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "P-02",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/19e203682f719204bde364284b92ad21f1569d26c59aecdf107d50cf36e58131.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Hobby Farm in Rural/Rural Residential: max 1 Animal Unit per 4,000 m².",
    "setback": "4.5 metres (15 feet) from adjacent property lines"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.19",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.19(a)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4.19(b)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 4.15; Hobby Farm definition: 'including the keeping of bees'",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.15",
    "setback": "s. 4.19(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/carleton-north/backyard-hens/bylaw-p-02/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/carleton-north/backyard-hens/"
}