{
 "answer": "In the Village of Fundy-St. Martins, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Fundy-St. Martins Rural Plan By-law No. 11, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 12. Livestock rule: Hobby farms may be established in Rural, Rural Residential, and Village Centre zones subject to lot size; large animals require 4,000 m²/animal. Permit or licence: Development permit required; fee $25.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003070",
 "municipality": "Fundy-St. Martins",
 "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://www.fundystmartins.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fundy-St. Martins Rural Plan By-law No. 11",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.fundyregion.ca/s/Fundy-St3-Martins-Rural-Plan.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 5.13 sets a hobby-farm/livestock table by type and lot size, including Type D 'backyard hens' (no roosters): max 12 hens on a minimum 2,000 sq.m lot; housing must sit 5-15m from a lot line depending on animal type.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "79b6b9ff516c36374db3a314d99d051e68c87802c0b165767c4ea0e48f2e1bec",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "11",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/79b6b9ff516c36374db3a314d99d051e68c87802c0b165767c4ea0e48f2e1bec.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "12",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Hobby farms may be established in Rural, Rural Residential, and Village Centre zones subject to lot size; large animals require 4,000 m²/animal.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Development permit required; fee $25.",
    "setback": "5 metres from a lot line (Type C and D livestock housing)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.13.1, Table 3",
    "max_hens": "Table 3",
    "roosters_prohibited": "does not include roosters",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 6.3.1(2)(a); s. 7 Definitions, 'agricultural use' (d)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5.13.1, Table 3",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 4.6.1, Table 1",
    "setback": "s. 5.13.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/fundy-st-martins/backyard-hens/plan-11/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/fundy-st-martins/backyard-hens/"
}