{
 "answer": "The County municipality of Kings, Nova Scotia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Municipality of the County of Kings Land Use By-law (By-law 106), verified 2026-09-27.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003144",
 "municipality": "Kings",
 "status_type": "County municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.countyofkings.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of the County of Kings Land Use By-law (By-law 106)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.countyofkings.ca/upload/All_Uploads/Living/services/planning/lub/bylaw/documents/By-law%20106%20Land%20Use%20By-Law%20-%20amended%20to%20May%2021%2C%202026.pdf",
   "summary": "'Urban Chickens' permitted in Growth Centre residential/C3 zones: up to 5 hens per lot, no permit needed, coop can't be in front/flankage yard; roosters need a 3+ acre lot and 50 ft coop setback. 'Household Livestock' (up to 5 animal units, sized by lot acreage) is also permitted outside Growth Centres.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "5c4833fc564185d3e2472105e9f2ba61c2699a05db2aea54622e4b4b0807c1bd",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "106",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5c4833fc564185d3e2472105e9f2ba61c2699a05db2aea54622e4b4b0807c1bd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {},
   "fact_citations": {},
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/kings/backyard-hens/bylaw-106/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/kings/backyard-hens/"
}