{
 "answer": "In the Town of Amherst, Nova Scotia, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Amherst Land Use Bylaw P-2, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Keeping agricultural animals is prohibited except on three listed lots with existing agricultural uses.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003122",
 "municipality": "Amherst",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.amherst.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Amherst Land Use Bylaw P-2",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.amherst.ca/government/bylaws/6837-town-of-amherst-land-use-bylaw-2025-v20260910/file.html",
   "summary": "Section 4.3: keeping agricultural animals (definition covers poultry, bees, rabbits over 10, horses, cattle, sheep, goats) is prohibited town-wide except on three named, already-agricultural PIDs grandfathered at the bylaw's effective date.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "cd36e3768bd59a1d690f1d0aa0618a71947dbd15ec8bf4084c80aa1c99a4e3bc",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "P-2",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cd36e3768bd59a1d690f1d0aa0618a71947dbd15ec8bf4084c80aa1c99a4e3bc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Keeping agricultural animals is prohibited except on three listed lots with existing agricultural uses."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 4.3.1; s. 1.1.8",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/amherst/backyard-hens/bylaw-p-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/amherst/backyard-hens/"
}