{
 "answer": "In the Town of Embree, Newfoundland and Labrador, livestock rule: Structures containing over five animal units must be 600 m from a residence and 60 m from property boundary.. Source: Town of Embree Development Regulations 2021-2031, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003299",
 "municipality": "Embree",
 "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.townofembree.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Embree Development Regulations 2021-2031",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-03-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/Embree_DR.pdf",
   "summary": "Agriculture — which the Regulations define to include the raising of livestock, poultry and bees — is a permitted use only in the Rural zone; it is not listed in the Residential or Residential Seasonal zone tables, and a use not listed for a zone is not permitted there. Hobby farming is defined as a small-scale farm plot, kitchen garden",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "5e356d2c14c09dee8b84b1a84a3c28c60659779c6ddb1b1a42356f56e23ad2a6",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5e356d2c14c09dee8b84b1a84a3c28c60659779c6ddb1b1a42356f56e23ad2a6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "Structures containing over five animal units must be 600 m from a residence and 60 m from property boundary."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 45(1)(a), s. 45(1)(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/embree/backyard-hens/text-5e356d2c14c0/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/embree/backyard-hens/"
}