{
 "answer": "In the Town of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Municipal District of St. Stephen Zoning By-law (By-law Z-4), verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: six (6). Setback: at least 10 m from any lot line.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003108",
 "municipality": "St. Stephen",
 "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.town.ststephen.nb.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal District of St. Stephen Zoning By-law (By-law Z-4)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-10-29",
   "document_url": "https://town.ststephen.nb.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Registered%20MDSS%20Zoning%20By-law%20Z-4.pdf",
   "summary": "Up to 6 mature female chickens, ducks or similar fowl (no roosters) may be kept per lot as an accessory use; requires a predator-proof enclosure set back 10m from lot lines, no odour nuisance, and rodent-proof feed storage. Separate rules apply to agricultural livestock.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "92096cfa37f3f42eea211218e90f3aaf5e0f7be83a5ea3fba70622bd2137428e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "Z-4",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/92096cfa37f3f42eea211218e90f3aaf5e0f7be83a5ea3fba70622bd2137428e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six (6)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "at least 10 m from any lot line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.12(2)",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.12(2)(a)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 2.0 ACCESSORY USE",
    "setback": "s. 4.12(2)(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/st-stephen/backyard-hens/bylaw-z-4/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/st-stephen/backyard-hens/"
}