{
 "answer": "In the Town of Grand-Bouctouche, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Arrêté de zonage de Grand-Bouctouche, Arrêté No. 2025-02, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 6 poules pondeuses (RS); 15 poules pondeuses (RR, terrain <8000 m2); 25 poules, perdrix ou faisans (ferme d'agrément). Livestock rule: Accessory buildings cannot be used for keeping animals other than household pets, unless otherwise provided. Permit or licence: Permis d'aménagement required; 25 $ for accessory building/structure or new secondary use.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003075",
 "municipality": "Grand-Bouctouche",
 "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://villedebouctouche.ca/fr/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Arrêté de zonage de Grand-Bouctouche, Arrêté No. 2025-02",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-04-30",
   "document_url": "https://villedebouctouche.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Arrete-2025-02-Arrete-de-zonage-de-Grand-Bouctouche.pdf",
   "summary": "Same zoning arrete: in the RS (unserviced residential) zone a maximum of 6 laying hens (no roosters) is permitted as an accessory use; in the RR (rural residential) zone a 2-hectare hobby farm may keep 6 farm animals plus 25 hens (maximum 15 laying hens on a lot under 8,000 m2), no roosters.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "f7af43365a16adcbe7bc5f1a69f561c083a5af2155748406abde5ab647a44b56",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-02",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f7af43365a16adcbe7bc5f1a69f561c083a5af2155748406abde5ab647a44b56.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6 poules pondeuses (RS); 15 poules pondeuses (RR, terrain <8000 m2); 25 poules, perdrix ou faisans (ferme d'agrément)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Accessory buildings cannot be used for keeping animals other than household pets, unless otherwise provided.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Permis d'aménagement required; 25 $ for accessory building/structure or new secondary use.",
    "setback": "Animal housing: 30 m from owner's dwelling and 150 m from other residential dwellings; accessory buildings: 0.9 m from side/rear lot line, 3 m from main building."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.7.1 b)(ix); s. 5.6.1 b)(xiv)",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.7.1 b)(ix); s. 5.6.1 b)(xiv); définition « ferme d'agrément »",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.7.1 b)(ix); s. 5.6.1 b)(xiv) (« aucun coq »)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 5.6.1 b)(xiii); s. 5.7.1 b)(ix); définition « usage agricole » (c)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.21.1(i)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.1.5(a)",
    "setback": "s. 5.6.3; s. 5.7.3; s. 3.21.1(b)(i); s. 3.21.1(h)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/grand-bouctouche/backyard-hens/arrete-2025-02/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/grand-bouctouche/backyard-hens/"
}