{
 "answer": "In the Town of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Antigonish Land Use By-law, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 4 laying hens. Livestock rule: No lot in any Residential Neighbourhood Zone shall be used for the rearing or farm animals, except for a maximum of 4 laying hens.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003126",
 "municipality": "Antigonish",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.townofantigonish.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Antigonish Land Use By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-01-20",
   "document_url": "https://edpc.ca/plandocs/antigonish_town/TA_LUB.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 7.3.7 Farm Animals: no lot in a Residential Neighbourhood Zone may be used for rearing farm animals, except a maximum of 4 laying hens per lot.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "597de5b2b0ff17e30281c743128662ac7de05590be7d8c482f9e95a1de6bbd82",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/597de5b2b0ff17e30281c743128662ac7de05590be7d8c482f9e95a1de6bbd82.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "4 laying hens",
    "livestock_rule": "No lot in any Residential Neighbourhood Zone shall be used for the rearing or farm animals, except for a maximum of 4 laying hens"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 7.3.7",
    "max_hens": "s. 7.3.7",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 7.3.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/antigonish-town/backyard-hens/town-of-antigonish-land-use-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/antigonish-town/backyard-hens/"
}