{
 "answer": "In the Village of Tracy, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Tracy By-Law No. 32-2021 (amendment to Rural Plan By-law No. 29) — Backyard Chickens, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 10 hens. Setback: 3 metres from any side or rear lot lines and 7.5 metres from any existing dwelling.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003116",
 "municipality": "Tracy",
 "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.villageoftracy.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Tracy By-Law No. 32-2021 (amendment to Rural Plan By-law No. 29) — Backyard Chickens",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.villageoftracy.com/_files/ugd/7207fe_5a43576ed7c34f5fa88e5021c727e311.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits up to 10 hens (no roosters) as a secondary residential use on lots of at least 4,000 sq m (1 acre); requires a predator-proof, wire-fenced coop and run in the rear yard, screened from street/neighbours, set back 3m from side/rear lot lines and 7.5m from dwellings; hens must stay fully enclosed (no free range) and waste managed regularly.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "194796fd594c5d6fd822fa5552477104178ec6afbf3307c159a330de51e249f2",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "32-2021",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/194796fd594c5d6fd822fa5552477104178ec6afbf3307c159a330de51e249f2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "10 hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "3 metres from any side or rear lot lines and 7.5 metres from any existing dwelling"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "14.22.1; \"a secondary use of a residential property to house up to 10 hens\"",
    "max_hens": "\"house up to 10 hens and does not include roosters\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "\"does not include roosters\"",
    "setback": "14.22.1(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/tracy/backyard-hens/plan-32-2021/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/tracy/backyard-hens/"
}