{
 "answer": "In the Rural community of Hanwell, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Rural Community of Hanwell Rural Plan (By-Law 11-2016), verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 10. Livestock rule: RR/RU zones: keeping livestock (except backyard chickens) requires lot width 59 m and area 1 hectare. Permit or licence: registration with the Clerk required; no fee stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003077",
 "municipality": "Hanwell",
 "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://www.hanwell.nb.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rural Community of Hanwell Rural Plan (By-Law 11-2016)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-03-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.hanwell.nb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/HanwellPlan.pdf",
   "summary": "Backyard chickens are a permitted secondary use in the Residential and Rural zones: up to 10 hens on a lot of at least 4,000 sq m (1 acre), in a roofed coop and run fully enclosed by wired fencing, screened from the street and neighbours, with manure removed or composted and the activity registered with the Clerk. Other livestock requires",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "12e5c682cad04ca4cb6b4eac33612a084c5fedac3d5b1bb803c9194c0517ca4c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "11-2016",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/12e5c682cad04ca4cb6b4eac33612a084c5fedac3d5b1bb803c9194c0517ca4c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "10",
    "livestock_rule": "RR/RU zones: keeping livestock (except backyard chickens) requires lot width 59 m and area 1 hectare.",
    "permit_or_licence": "registration with the Clerk required; no fee stated"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "2.1",
    "max_hens": "3.11",
    "livestock_rule": "4.2(2), 4.4(3)",
    "permit_or_licence": "3.11(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/hanwell/backyard-hens/bylaw-11-2016/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/hanwell/backyard-hens/"
}