{
 "answer": "In the Town of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Chickens are livestock. Prohibited in residential zones unless permitted. CLR allows only horses. RR allows Agriculture as discretionary.. Source: Town of Stephenville Development Regulations 2014, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003476",
 "municipality": "Stephenville",
 "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.townofstephenville.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Stephenville Development Regulations 2014",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stephenville.ca/public/download/files/220656",
   "summary": "Regulation 38 (Appropriate Residential Uses) of the Development Regulations provides that, unless otherwise set out for a zone in Schedule C, no person in a residential zone shall keep livestock on the property unless otherwise permitted. Regulation 36(4) classes large livestock such as horses and cattle and smaller livestock such as goats, ducks and chickens as livestock, an agricultural use,",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d33428edb6667eb955c6b891517c1f50f9e377a1ee77d1954c1f1c5e13e4b8da",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d33428edb6667eb955c6b891517c1f50f9e377a1ee77d1954c1f1c5e13e4b8da.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Chickens are livestock. Prohibited in residential zones unless permitted. CLR allows only horses. RR allows Agriculture as discretionary."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 36(4), s. 38(b)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 36(4), s. 38(b), Schedule C CLR Condition 2, Schedule C RR Use Zone Table"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/stephenville/backyard-hens/text-d33428edb666/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/stephenville/backyard-hens/"
}