{
 "answer": "In the Town of Île-de-Lamèque, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Arrêté de zonage de Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël (Arrêté no 03-01), poulailler provision added by Arrêté 21-04, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: quatre poules pondeuses. Livestock rule: l'élevage d'animaux de la ferme à des fins non commerciales aux conditions que la Commission peut imposer. Permit or licence: Aucun permis d'aménagement requis pour un poulailler s'il est un usage secondaire.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003121",
 "municipality": "Île-de-Lamèque",
 "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://www.iledelameque.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Arrêté de zonage de Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël (Arrêté no 03-01), poulailler provision added by Arrêté 21-04",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-06-14",
   "document_url": "https://iledelameque.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Arrete-03-01-Arrete-de-Zonage-de-Ste-Marie-St-Raphael-Refondu_2023-11-16.pdf.pdf",
   "summary": "Backyard hen coops (poulailler) allowed as accessory to single/two-family homes, mobile homes or seniors' residences: 1 coop per lot, max 4 laying hens, roosters banned. Coop must be in side/rear yard, 3m from side/rear lines, 7.5m from a neighbouring house, 0.37-2 sq.m per hen, max 3m tall.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "0149fb627ae0cb2ed86a6beb0aa7dcaefdcd536f6d4672e818f0729a29574b58",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "03-01",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0149fb627ae0cb2ed86a6beb0aa7dcaefdcd536f6d4672e818f0729a29574b58.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "quatre poules pondeuses",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "l'élevage d'animaux de la ferme à des fins non commerciales aux conditions que la Commission peut imposer",
    "permit_or_licence": "Aucun permis d'aménagement requis pour un poulailler s'il est un usage secondaire",
    "setback": "3 mètres des lignes latérales et arrière; 7,5 mètres d'une habitation existante sur une propriété adjacente"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "5.1.1.1 b)(iii); 5.2.1.1 b)(iv)",
    "max_hens": "10.40.1 b)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "10.40.1 c)",
    "livestock_rule": "6.1.1.1 c)(v)",
    "permit_or_licence": "2.5.1.3 b)",
    "setback": "10.40.1 f) et g)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/ile-de-lameque/backyard-hens/arrete-03-01/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/ile-de-lameque/backyard-hens/"
}