{
 "answer": "The Town of Port au Port East, Newfoundland and Labrador has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Town of Port au Port East Development Regulations (2022-32), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003426",
 "municipality": "Port au Port East",
 "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": "https://www.portauporteast.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Port au Port East Development Regulations (2022-32)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/Port_Au_Port-REGISTEREDDEVELOPMENTREGULATIONS-2022-2032_0001.pdf",
   "summary": "Development Regulations s.C.18: a backyard poultry coop — defined as keeping up to four (4) hens or ducks in a coop as an accessory use to a residential building on the same lot — must be set back 10.0 m (32.8 ft) from any lot line. Roosters (male chickens) and the on-site slaughter of animals are prohibited. Separately, any new",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 404,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "link_dead": true
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/port-au-port-east/backyard-hens/"
}