{
 "answer": "In the Village of Lakeland Ridges, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Ministerial Regulation for the South Central Carleton County Planning Area (Rural Plan, 11-SCC-045-00), verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 0.5 or less AU of ducks, chickens, and turkeys. Livestock rule: R1: only 0.5 AU ducks/chickens/turkeys; lot >=4,000 m²; accessory; 3 m setback. R2: agricultural use subject to s. 3.10. Setback: 3 metres from any lot line.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003084",
 "municipality": "Lakeland Ridges",
 "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.lakelandridges.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Ministerial Regulation for the South Central Carleton County Planning Area (Rural Plan, 11-SCC-045-00)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.westnb.ca/uploads/uploads/79/file/Ministerial-Regulation-11-SCC-Consolidated-New.pdf",
   "summary": "In the R1 (residential) zone, keeping of ducks, chickens and turkeys is capped at 0.5 animal units, on lots of 4,000 sq m or more, as a use clearly accessory to the main use; the livestock facility must be set back 3m from lot lines and screened from streets/neighbours.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "fb8a3c7aba5cecee4f81d2b744570f56fdb4d540f6f059cc2557f73afc3c7ebb",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fb8a3c7aba5cecee4f81d2b744570f56fdb4d540f6f059cc2557f73afc3c7ebb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "0.5 or less AU of ducks, chickens, and turkeys",
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "R1: only 0.5 AU ducks/chickens/turkeys; lot >=4,000 m²; accessory; 3 m setback. R2: agricultural use subject to s. 3.10.",
    "setback": "3 metres from any lot line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.10(1)",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.10(1)(a)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 4.2(a)(vii); definition of 'agricultural use' (d)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.10(1); s. 4.2(a)(vii)",
    "setback": "s. 3.10(1)(d)(i)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/lakeland-ridges/backyard-hens/ministerial-regulation-for-the-south-central-carleton/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/lakeland-ridges/backyard-hens/"
}