{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Bridgewater Land Use By-law, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: two chickens (hens). Livestock rule: In all other instances, the rearing or keeping of livestock shall be strictly prohibited.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003130",
 "municipality": "Bridgewater",
 "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.bridgewater.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Bridgewater Land Use By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-11-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.bridgewater.ca/document-library/planning/planning-documents/2232-land-use-by-law/file",
   "summary": "Section 4.1.9 'Chickens in Residential Zones' permits up to two hens per residential lot kept in a secure coop; keeping of livestock is restricted to the Agricultural (AG) Zone and otherwise strictly prohibited.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "3bdc1a3605eb02b5d9346b30012c02ca00d070a09f04059958af44d2b3dbe632",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3bdc1a3605eb02b5d9346b30012c02ca00d070a09f04059958af44d2b3dbe632.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "two chickens (hens)",
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "In all other instances, the rearing or keeping of livestock shall be strictly prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.1.35(a)",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.1.35(a)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 4.1.9",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.1.35(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/bridgewater/backyard-hens/town-of-bridgewater-land-use-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/bridgewater/backyard-hens/"
}