{
 "answer": "In the District municipality of Digby, Nova Scotia, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Municipality of Digby Land Use By-law, By-law 2023-03, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Sight triangle: Fence height limited to .6 m (2 ft.) above grade within corner vision triangle (street lines 6.1 m/20 ft. from intersection). Prohibited materials: barbed wire or electrified prohibited unless commercial/agricultural/industrial; barbed wire prohibited abutting residential.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003137",
 "municipality": "Digby",
 "status_type": "District municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://digbymun.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of Digby Land Use By-law, By-law 2023-03",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://digbymun.ca/government/by-laws/3518-municipality-of-digby-land-use-by-law/file.html",
   "summary": "Sec 5.19: no permit for fences up to 2m; permit required over 2m; max height 2.4m residential/3.6m other uses; corner-lot vision-triangle rules apply; fences cannot be barbed-wire or electrified near residential yards.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "dd1b744a25df8280d819e032bad6d3fa5cc193f909a31dbe3b794c2e6c589ece",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2023-03",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dd1b744a25df8280d819e032bad6d3fa5cc193f909a31dbe3b794c2e6c589ece.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "Fence height limited to .6 m (2 ft.) above grade within corner vision triangle (street lines 6.1 m/20 ft. from intersection).",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire or electrified prohibited unless commercial/agricultural/industrial; barbed wire prohibited abutting residential."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.19.2",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5.9",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.19.4(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/digby-district-municipality/fences/bylaw-2023-03/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/digby-district-municipality/fences/"
}