{
 "answer": "In the District municipality of Barrington, Nova Scotia, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Municipality of the District of Barrington Land Use By-law, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Domestic Agriculture in RG/MU/RD: min lot area 15,000 sq ft; 29,000 sq ft if keeping horse(s) or cow(s).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003128",
 "municipality": "Barrington",
 "status_type": "District municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.barringtonmunicipality.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of the District of Barrington Land Use By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-11-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.barringtonmunicipality.com/municipal-documents/5431-1-barrington-land-use-by-law-nov-25-2013-as-amended-to-april-25-2023/file",
   "summary": "Domestic Agriculture ('Hobby Farm' - keeping livestock, fowl and bees accessory to a residence, for personal use) is allowed in the Residential General, Mixed Use and Rural Development zones (s.18.7): minimum lot 15,000 sq ft (29,000 sq ft if horses or cows are kept); animals must be contained by fencing, enclosures or buildings; animal buildings at least 30 ft from",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "3a9137c3bad833a130f2c6a3949695d49fe5d8a97c6ca3035c8715deabc20804",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3a9137c3bad833a130f2c6a3949695d49fe5d8a97c6ca3035c8715deabc20804.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Domestic Agriculture in RG/MU/RD: min lot area 15,000 sq ft; 29,000 sq ft if keeping horse(s) or cow(s)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 5.1; Part 19 (Agriculture)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 18.7(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/barrington/backyard-hens/municipality-of-the-district-of-barrington-land-use-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/barrington/backyard-hens/"
}