{
 "answer": "In the Town of Hampton, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Hampton Zoning By-Law, By-law No. HAM-2023-16, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 6 chickens. Livestock rule: Accessory Building/Structure for the keeping of horses where the land has a minimum of 2 hectares, providing it is not located in a residential subdivision. Permit or licence: Registration with the town required; applicant pays a Registration Fee upon submission of application.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003076",
 "municipality": "Hampton",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofhampton.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Hampton Zoning By-Law, By-law No. HAM-2023-16",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://hampton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BY-LAW-NO.-HAM-2023-16-Hampton-Zoning-By-law-2.pdf",
   "summary": "Same by-law's Section 4.17 'Keeping of Chickens' permits up to 6 hens (no roosters) as an accessory use on a one-unit-dwelling lot of 1,100 m2+, with a registered coop/run 4.5m from property lines and 3m from wells; no egg sales or on-site slaughter; the rule does not apply in Rural/Rural Residential zones.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "e3fc82b3da644008fda543485d263164cfa85074551ded79da8c58875680e7d8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "HAM-2023-16",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e3fc82b3da644008fda543485d263164cfa85074551ded79da8c58875680e7d8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6 chickens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Accessory Building/Structure for the keeping of horses where the land has a minimum of 2 hectares, providing it is not located in a residential subdivision",
    "permit_or_licence": "Registration with the town required; applicant pays a Registration Fee upon submission of application.",
    "setback": "4.5 metres from adjacent property lines; 3 metres from any potable water well"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.17",
    "max_hens": "No more than 6 chickens are kept at any given time",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Male fowl are not to be kept at any time",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 4.14(a); 'including the keeping of bees'",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 6.1.3(c)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 4.17(a)(c)",
    "setback": "s. 4.17(b)(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/hampton/backyard-hens/bylaw-ham-2023-16/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/hampton/backyard-hens/"
}