{
 "answer": "In the Town of Cape Broyle, Newfoundland and Labrador, hens permitted: True; livestock rule: Urban Agriculture includes keeping of livestock and poultry; Commercial Agriculture structures require 300m setback from residences.; permit or licence: Permit is not required for... keeping of household pets; setback: Minimum of 1 metre from any property boundary; and... 3 metres from the nearest part of a residential structure. Source: Town of Cape Broyle Development Regulations 2024-2034, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003265",
 "municipality": "Cape Broyle",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Cape Broyle Development Regulations 2024-2034",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-02-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/Municipal-Plans-Cape_Broyle-REGISTERED-DEVELOPMENT_REGULATIONS-2024-2034.pdf",
   "summary": "Development Regulations 2024-2034 define 'Urban Agriculture' as non-farm agricultural activity compatible with a developed urban setting, expressly including the keeping of livestock and poultry alongside horticulture and market and community gardens. It is a permitted use in the Mixed-Residential/Commercial, Mixed Development and Rural zones, not town-wide. No development permit is required for small-scale home gardening or for keeping household pets;",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "772a938c8171cad5776e1024b6bb89506dffbc72e0306ac363ec44939b6dcd37",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/772a938c8171cad5776e1024b6bb89506dffbc72e0306ac363ec44939b6dcd37.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Urban Agriculture includes keeping of livestock and poultry; Commercial Agriculture structures require 300m setback from residences.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Permit is not required for... keeping of household pets",
    "setback": "Minimum of 1 metre from any property boundary; and... 3 metres from the nearest part of a residential structure"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.2.1, s. 4.2.2",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.2.2, s. 4.2.1(1)a",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 4.2.2.1(2)",
    "setback": "s. 3.4.2(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/cape-broyle/backyard-hens/text-772a938c8171/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/cape-broyle/backyard-hens/"
}