{
 "answer": "In the Village of Grand Manan, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Grand Manan Rural Plan, By-law 56-22, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 10 hens. Livestock rule: In Mixed Use Zone, agricultural use is a conditional use. Permit or licence: Registration with the Village Clerk.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003074",
 "municipality": "Grand Manan",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.villageofgrandmanan.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Grand Manan Rural Plan, By-law 56-22",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.villageofgrandmanan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Village-of-Grand-Manan.pdf",
   "summary": "Same Rural Plan: 'Keeping of Hens' (5.17) allows up to 10 hens on one-unit-dwelling lots in Mixed Use zones - no roosters, no egg/meat sales, coop+run enclosed by wired fencing 10m from any neighbouring dwelling, registered with the Village Clerk. 'Keeping of Livestock' (5.18) permits livestock only on 5+ acre Rural-zone lots, fenced.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:48+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_sha256": "690a3e6d12d550da77c286db83a3b1c3251dcdf6c9565f37350e465cef8488e7",
   "snapshot_source": "https://web.archive.org/web/2026id_/https://www.villageofgrandmanan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Village-of-Grand-Manan.pdf",
   "document_number": "56-22",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/690a3e6d12d550da77c286db83a3b1c3251dcdf6c9565f37350e465cef8488e7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "10 hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "In Mixed Use Zone, agricultural use is a conditional use.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Registration with the Village Clerk",
    "setback": "10 metres from any dwelling on an adjacent lot"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.17(b)",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.17(b)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.17(c)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 6.1.1(a); definition 'agricultural use' includes 'the raising of bees'",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 6.2.4(a); definition 'agricultural use'",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5.17(h)",
    "setback": "s. 5.17(g)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/grand-manan/backyard-hens/bylaw-56-22/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/grand-manan/backyard-hens/"
}