{
 "answer": "In the Town of St. Alban's, Newfoundland and Labrador, hens permitted: True; max hens: four; livestock rule: Permitted in Mixed Development Zone as secondary use; max 4 animals; 30m from property line; personal use only; coop must be enclosed.; setback: 30 metres (100 feet) from adjacent neighbouring property line. Source: Town of St. Alban's Development Regulations 2017, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003459",
 "municipality": "St. Alban's",
 "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.stalbans.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of St. Alban's Development Regulations 2017",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-06-06",
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/St_Albans_DR.pdf",
   "summary": "In the Mixed Use Development Zone, keeping livestock (e.g. chickens) as a secondary residential use is permitted: fully predator-proofed coop required, max 4 animals, 30m setback from neighbouring property lines (waivable with written neighbour consent), personal use only, no selling of eggs/meat/manure.",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "8301537995118d0c6c9bfbb1dd05f331a615c618694542ff6dc4151054e5218e",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8301537995118d0c6c9bfbb1dd05f331a615c618694542ff6dc4151054e5218e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "four",
    "livestock_rule": "Permitted in Mixed Development Zone as secondary use; max 4 animals; 30m from property line; personal use only; coop must be enclosed.",
    "setback": "30 metres (100 feet) from adjacent neighbouring property line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule C, Mixed Development (MD) Zone, Condition 12",
    "max_hens": "Schedule C, Mixed Development (MD) Zone, Condition 12(2)",
    "livestock_rule": "Schedule C, Mixed Development (MD) Zone, Condition 12",
    "setback": "Schedule C, Mixed Development (MD) Zone, Condition 12(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/st-alban-s/backyard-hens/text-830153799511/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/st-alban-s/backyard-hens/"
}