{
 "answer": "In the Rural community of Eastern Charlotte, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by By-law Z.2 - A By-law to Adopt the Village of Blacks Harbour Rural Plan (predecessor: Village of Blacks Harbour), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No accessory building shall be used for agricultural operations or for the keeping of animals other than household pets.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003063",
 "municipality": "Eastern Charlotte",
 "status_type": "Rural community",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://easterncharlotte.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law Z.2 - A By-law to Adopt the Village of Blacks Harbour Rural Plan (predecessor: Village of Blacks Harbour)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-06-01",
   "document_url": "https://easterncharlotte.ca/wp-content/uploads/gov/bylaws/vbh/vbh_Z2_Rural-Plan.pdf",
   "summary": "In the R-1 and R-2 residential zones, accessory buildings may not be used for agricultural operations or for keeping animals other than household pets, so backyard hens/livestock are effectively not allowed there. The Rural (RR) zone permits agricultural uses, and a hennery or piggery as a main use only subject to terms and conditions set by the Planning Advisory Committee.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "bfcfb47d71e8aa2fb8dbb821baa96f06a127c2092489967fbaba9c09fb7a6e9b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bfcfb47d71e8aa2fb8dbb821baa96f06a127c2092489967fbaba9c09fb7a6e9b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "No accessory building shall be used for agricultural operations or for the keeping of animals other than household pets."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 18.7(1)(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/eastern-charlotte/backyard-hens/by-law-z-2-a-by-law-to-adopt-the-village-of-blacks-harbour/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/eastern-charlotte/backyard-hens/"
}