{
 "answer": "In the Town of Pictou, Nova Scotia, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Towns of Pictou, Stellarton, and Trenton (Common) Land Use By-law (2025) - Hobby Farms, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: R1 Zone occupants permitted to keep ungulates for Use as pets or other non-Commercial purposes (including a hobby farm), subject to s. 34 conditions. Setback: 30.5 metre (100 foot) from the Rear and Side Yard Lot Lines; existing nonconforming accessory building not within 15.2 metres (50 feet) of any property line.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003154",
 "municipality": "Pictou",
 "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.townofpictou.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Towns of Pictou, Stellarton, and Trenton (Common) Land Use By-law (2025) - Hobby Farms",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townofpictou.ca/1081-lub-1/file",
   "summary": "Hobby Farms clause lets an R1-zone dwelling keep ungulates (e.g. goats, sheep, horses) as pets/hobby farm if a shelter is built with a 30.5m rear/side setback, covering under 50% of the rear yard, on a lot of 1 hectare for the first animal plus 0.2 hectare per extra animal.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "683f8dd85a86532f5df910fd5e61e41675cd442100a1a59bdfe1dc9d606b081b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/683f8dd85a86532f5df910fd5e61e41675cd442100a1a59bdfe1dc9d606b081b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "R1 Zone occupants permitted to keep ungulates for Use as pets or other non-Commercial purposes (including a hobby farm), subject to s. 34 conditions.",
    "setback": "30.5 metre (100 foot) from the Rear and Side Yard Lot Lines; existing nonconforming accessory building not within 15.2 metres (50 feet) of any property line."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 34",
    "setback": "s. 34.2; s. 34.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/pictou-town/backyard-hens/towns-of-pictou-stellarton-and-trenton-land-use-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/pictou-town/backyard-hens/"
}