{
 "answer": "In the Town of Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador, hens permitted: True; max hens: up to four (4) hens or ducks; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: No housing of more than five livestock units within 300m of RES zone boundary or residential lot line.. Source: Town of Meadows Development Regulations (2023-33), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003380",
 "municipality": "Meadows",
 "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,
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Meadows Development Regulations (2023-33)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-06-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/Meadows_REGISTERED_DR_2023-2033.pdf",
   "summary": "Development Regulations section C.18 allows a backyard poultry coop - the keeping of up to four (4) hens or ducks in a coop structure as an accessory use to a residential building on the same lot. The coop must be set back 10.0 m (32.8 ft) from any lot line, male chickens (roosters) are prohibited, and the on-site slaughter of",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "44522059a1b45c4badbef122ab2e9af47129970c5bcebde616e52728a51b3a15",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/44522059a1b45c4badbef122ab2e9af47129970c5bcebde616e52728a51b3a15.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "up to four (4) hens or ducks",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No housing of more than five livestock units within 300m of RES zone boundary or residential lot line.",
    "setback": "10.0m (32.8ft) from any lot line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "C.18(f)",
    "max_hens": "C.18(f)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "C.18(h)",
    "livestock_rule": "C.18(a)",
    "setback": "C.18(g)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/meadows/backyard-hens/text-44522059a1b4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/meadows/backyard-hens/"
}