{
 "answer": "In the City of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, livestock rule: No person shall keep any livestock on any land or in any building or part thereof.; permit or licence: Animal licence required; fee set by Council from time to time. Source: City of Mount Pearl Animal Control Regulations 2019, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003389",
 "municipality": "Mount Pearl",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.mountpearl.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Mount Pearl Animal Control Regulations 2019",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-07-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.mountpearl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Animal-Control-Regulations-2019-07-19.pdf",
   "summary": "The City of Mount Pearl Animal Control Regulations 2019 prohibit any person from keeping, or permitting to be kept, any livestock on any land or in any building in the City; an owner is responsible for the removal, adoption or rehoming of any livestock kept in contravention. 'Livestock' is defined as any farm animals - cows, swine, poultry, horses, sheep,",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "14c1f2332a07f36b45b6db2032a7c3c8f67aa53bfde5f26871eb79bca02fac77",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/14c1f2332a07f36b45b6db2032a7c3c8f67aa53bfde5f26871eb79bca02fac77.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep any livestock on any land or in any building or part thereof.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Animal licence required; fee set by Council from time to time"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "\"No person shall keep, or permit to be kept, any livestock on any land or in any building or part thereof\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 6–7: licence required; s. 27(a): \"impounding fee as set by Council from time to time\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/mount-pearl/backyard-hens/text-14c1f2332a07/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/mount-pearl/backyard-hens/"
}