{
 "answer": "In the Village of Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Fredericton Junction Rural Plan By-law No. 2020-01, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Except in RA, PRI, and OS zones, land may not be used for keeping or breeding livestock.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003067",
 "municipality": "Fredericton Junction",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://frederictonjunction.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Fredericton Junction Rural Plan By-law No. 2020-01",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://frederictonjunction.ca/wp-content/uploads/Rural-Plan-2020.pdf",
   "summary": "Livestock/poultry keeping (livestock definition includes poultry) is prohibited outside the RA, PRI and OS zones. Where allowed, requires covered manure storage 20m from lot lines, a livestock facility 30m from any street line/20m from other lot lines, and a lot-size/setback table scaling with animal units.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "ab2627964449791a4724c68c12a05af2534e1df737c615b30791ff612cea6496",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2020-01",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ab2627964449791a4724c68c12a05af2534e1df737c615b30791ff612cea6496.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Except in RA, PRI, and OS zones, land may not be used for keeping or breeding livestock."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.36(1); s. 3 'LIVESTOCK'",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 3 'AGRICULTURAL USE' (d); s. 6.6.1(a)(iv)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5.36(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/fredericton-junction/backyard-hens/plan-2020-01/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/fredericton-junction/backyard-hens/"
}