{
 "answer": "In the Town of Eastport, Newfoundland and Labrador, livestock rule: Large livestock operations (>10 units) require 300m separation from dwellings; livestock agriculture is discretionary in Residential, Rural Residential, and Mixed Use zones.. Source: Town of Eastport Development Regulations 2011-2021, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003297",
 "municipality": "Eastport",
 "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": "http://www.eastport.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Eastport Development Regulations 2011-2021",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-06-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/registry-community-eastport-files-eastport-dr.pdf",
   "summary": "Livestock agriculture — the breeding, raising, maintenance or use of livestock, which the Regulations define to include fowl — is not permitted as of right in the Residential zone; only crop agriculture is. It is a discretionary use needing Council approval in the Residential, Rural Residential, Mixed Use and Commercial/Industrial zones. One animal unit means 20 chickens, turkeys, ducks or",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ef674d3d92cbfdc8525e797bc5e8dc0595322fc31f050cc0d9e1c90e81ae38ed",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ef674d3d92cbfdc8525e797bc5e8dc0595322fc31f050cc0d9e1c90e81ae38ed.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "Large livestock operations (>10 units) require 300m separation from dwellings; livestock agriculture is discretionary in Residential, Rural Residential, and Mixed Use zones."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "Regulation 44(1)(a); Schedule C, Residential Zone Table; Schedule C, Rural Residential Zone Table; Schedule C, Mixed Use Zone Table"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/eastport/backyard-hens/text-ef674d3d92cb/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/eastport/backyard-hens/"
}