{
 "answer": "In the Town of Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Paradise Development Regulations (consolidated to June 2025), verified 2026-08-29. Max hens: four (4). Livestock rule: Horses permitted as pets where allowed; min 4050m2 land per horse, manure plan, secured stable/fenced. Permit or licence: owner shall register the activity with the Town.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003404",
 "municipality": "Paradise",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofparadise.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Paradise Development Regulations (consolidated to June 2025)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.paradise.ca/media/pemcjbn1/paradise_development_regulations_revised_-june_2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Urban Agriculture (5.4): allows up to 4 hens (no roosters) in a rear-yard coop with setbacks, one Langstroth beehive, and up to 2 small (dwarf/pygmy) goats on a residential lot for personal use, subject to manure/feed containment and Town registration.",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "5b06a732485bf52278d2bb78cefb04bf0bd1619926209a0ca09b7edc36d2b1ee",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5b06a732485bf52278d2bb78cefb04bf0bd1619926209a0ca09b7edc36d2b1ee.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "four (4)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Horses permitted as pets where allowed; min 4050m2 land per horse, manure plan, secured stable/fenced.",
    "permit_or_licence": "owner shall register the activity with the Town",
    "setback": "Coop: 3 m from lot line, 7.5 m from adjacent dwelling; Hive: 3.75 m from boundary"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.4(e)(i)",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.4(e)(i)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.4(e)(i)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 5.4(f)(i)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5.5(b)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5.4(b)",
    "setback": "s. 5.4(e)(iii), s. 5.4(f)(iii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/paradise/backyard-hens/town-of-paradise-development-regulations/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Paradise Animal Control Regulations, 2013",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.paradise.ca/government-engage/by-laws/animal-control-regulations/",
   "summary": "Section 5 'Keeping of Animals' prohibits, except where provided for in the Town's Development Regulations, keeping any horse, cow, calf, swine, sheep, goat, fowl, goose or duck in any dwelling in the Town, and prohibits keeping any animal of any kind on any land or in any building in the Town without the Town's written permission. Small domestic pets such",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "8744f3af7d9cb5f53669550c0aa139b84975e690f92ea928e4beb7f08de3bca3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8744f3af7d9cb5f53669550c0aa139b84975e690f92ea928e4beb7f08de3bca3.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/paradise/backyard-hens/town-of-paradise-animal-control-regulations-2013/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/paradise/backyard-hens/"
}