{
 "answer": "In the Town of Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador, max height rear side: 2.4 m (7.87 ft.); max height front: 1.2 m (3.9 ft.); sight triangle: No fence shall be permitted to interfere with the local road network and traffic sight lines; prohibited materials: Electrical fence (unless livestock/crops); barbed wire (unless security fence >2.1m commercial/industrial). Source: Port au Choix Development Regulations 2015-2025, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003425",
 "municipality": "Port au Choix",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nl/portauchoix",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Port au Choix Development Regulations 2015-2025",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/registry-community-port-au-choix-files-dr.pdf",
   "summary": "Development Regulations Regulation 59 (Fences): maximum fence height is 1.2 m (3.9 ft) between the street line and the building line, rising to 2.4 m (7.87 ft) only where the Town deems extra height necessary for screening or security, and 2.4 m (7.87 ft) between the building line and the rear property line. No fence may interfere with the local",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "f956c832db1269809a82159ce1e46a03be48f667056881cc3e87e5f68db08f8f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f956c832db1269809a82159ce1e46a03be48f667056881cc3e87e5f68db08f8f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.4 m (7.87 ft.)",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 m (3.9 ft.)",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence shall be permitted to interfere with the local road network and traffic sight lines",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrical fence (unless livestock/crops); barbed wire (unless security fence >2.1m commercial/industrial)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 59(5)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 59(5)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 59(5)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 59(7), s. 59(8)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/port-au-choix/fences/text-f956c832db12/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/port-au-choix/fences/"
}