{
 "answer": "In the Village of Three Rivers, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Community of Three Rivers Rural Plan By-law No. 2026-09, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: four. Setback: minimum of 3 metres from an adjacent lot.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003113",
 "municipality": "Three Rivers",
 "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://threeriversnb.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Community of Three Rivers Rural Plan By-law No. 2026-09",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://plan360.ca/media-planning/library/TR-RP-No._2026-09_registered_2026-05-01_.pdf",
   "summary": "Keeping of hens permitted in Residential zones with a single-unit dwelling: max 4 hens, kept in a predator-proof coop set back 3m from an adjacent lot and 7.5m from a well; selling eggs, manure or meat, or slaughtering animals on the lot, is prohibited.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "6c4c8eed890ca0b625c5f5abbcf1f601a34f67c51483bc0972abe52c9faa2fc9",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-09",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6c4c8eed890ca0b625c5f5abbcf1f601a34f67c51483bc0972abe52c9faa2fc9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "four",
    "setback": "minimum of 3 metres from an adjacent lot"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.30",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.30(a)",
    "setback": "s. 3.30(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/three-rivers/backyard-hens/plan-2026-09/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/three-rivers/backyard-hens/"
}