{
 "answer": "In the City of Moncton, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by City of Moncton Zoning By-Law, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: up to four hens.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003090",
 "municipality": "Moncton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://moncton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Moncton Zoning By-Law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www5.moncton.ca/docs/bylaws/By-Law_Z-222_Zoning_Arrete_zonage.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 100 Urban Agriculture permits keeping hens as a secondary use on single-unit dwelling lots: hens must stay in an enclosed, roofed coop with 3m side/rear setback, 7.5m from neighbouring dwellings, 30m from wells; sale of eggs/meat/manure prohibited.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "0a4451d61deef93779d241200632088d6fce5a2ff5401eb489b570c5352b3cd3",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0a4451d61deef93779d241200632088d6fce5a2ff5401eb489b570c5352b3cd3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_hens": "up to four hens"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_hens": "s. 1, definition of 'urban agriculture'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/moncton/backyard-hens/city-of-moncton-zoning-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/moncton/backyard-hens/"
}