{
 "answer": "In the District municipality of Clare, Nova Scotia, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Municipality of the District of Clare Land Use By-law (By-law #27), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Hobby farms permitted in any zone; must be contained by fencing, enclosures, or buildings; setbacks apply.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003133",
 "municipality": "Clare",
 "status_type": "District municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.clarenovascotia.com/en/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of the District of Clare Land Use By-law (By-law #27)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-07-18",
   "document_url": "https://www.clarenovascotia.com/images/docs/gouvernance/by-laws/By-Law_No_27_Land_Use_-_Signature_and_Costal_Map.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits 'Hobby Farms' — keeping animals for personal use, accessory to a residential use — in any zone, provided they are contained within the property by fencing and kept 30ft from a neighbouring lot/road, with manure storage meeting watercourse/well setbacks.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "af268614d4bd747a9976dee8f95528c743354eeb4a6621aa1c1f8ec09c026761",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "27",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/af268614d4bd747a9976dee8f95528c743354eeb4a6621aa1c1f8ec09c026761.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "Hobby farms permitted in any zone; must be contained by fencing, enclosures, or buildings; setbacks apply."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/clare/backyard-hens/bylaw-27/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/clare/backyard-hens/"
}