{
 "answer": "In the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by City of Fredericton Zoning By-law No. Z-5, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 3 hens.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003066",
 "municipality": "Fredericton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://fredericton.ca/fr",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Fredericton Zoning By-law No. Z-5",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-06-24",
   "document_url": "https://www.fredericton.ca/media/file/zoning-law-z-5-en-feb-2026pdf",
   "summary": "Allows keeping up to 3 hens (no roosters) on lots with an existing single detached dwelling; requires a predator-proof coop/run set back 10m from a neighbouring dwelling and screened from the street; bans egg/meat sales, slaughter, and hens in the City's A1/A2 Wellfield Protection zones.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "aeea6c606e223fbcc8ef50fd0ab6ad94852b0d36484fc12e3f6deeeafaeb3f9a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "Z-5",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/aeea6c606e223fbcc8ef50fd0ab6ad94852b0d36484fc12e3f6deeeafaeb3f9a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "3 hens"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3, Keeping of Hens",
    "max_hens": "s. 3, Keeping of Hens"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/fredericton/backyard-hens/bylaw-z-5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/fredericton/backyard-hens/"
}