{
 "answer": "In the Town of Shediac, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Shediac Zoning By-law Z-14-44 (Consolidated May 2021), verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: fewer than 200 poultry. Livestock rule: Accessory buildings cannot house animals other than household pets; household pet excludes cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, poultry, bees. Setback: 18 metres of a street line; 6 metres of a side lot or rear lot line; 9 metres of a dwelling on the same lot; 24 metres of a dwelling on an adjacent lot.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003105",
 "municipality": "Shediac",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.shediac.org",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Shediac Zoning By-law Z-14-44 (Consolidated May 2021)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-04-28",
   "document_url": "https://shediac.ca/images/arretes/FR/SHBLZ1444Consolidated202105262.pdf",
   "summary": "Defines 'household pet' to exclude cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, poultry and bees; residential-zone accessory buildings may not be used for agricultural purposes, so hens/bees/livestock are effectively barred on residential lots. Agriculture is permitted in the Rural Area (RA) zone; an operation with fewer than 20 livestock and fewer than 200 poultry must keep livestock facilities 18 m from a street",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "5c94df8ca833f96317ff25aaa0563a2addc99e43419949600a51d43c0b75c755",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "Z-14-44",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5c94df8ca833f96317ff25aaa0563a2addc99e43419949600a51d43c0b75c755.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "max_hens": "fewer than 200 poultry",
    "livestock_rule": "Accessory buildings cannot house animals other than household pets; household pet excludes cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, poultry, bees.",
    "setback": "18 metres of a street line; 6 metres of a side lot or rear lot line; 9 metres of a dwelling on the same lot; 24 metres of a dwelling on an adjacent lot"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 7.2; s. 9.1; s. 9.6.1(d)(ii)",
    "max_hens": "s. 8.1.2",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 9.6.1(d)(ii); s. 1",
    "setback": "s. 8.1.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/shediac/backyard-hens/bylaw-z-14-44/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/shediac/backyard-hens/"
}