{
 "answer": "In the County municipality of Inverness, Nova Scotia, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Municipality of the County of Inverness Land Use By-law (2025), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: one (1) accessory structure, gross floor area no greater than 20.0 square metres, for keeping livestock; fencing required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003142",
 "municipality": "Inverness",
 "status_type": "County municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://invernesscounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of the County of Inverness Land Use By-law (2025)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-05-22",
   "document_url": "https://edpc.ca/plandocs/inverness_county/Plan_Inverness-LUB.pdf",
   "summary": "Where a hobbyist-scale accessory agricultural use (accessory to a dwelling) includes keeping livestock, one accessory shelter up to 20 m2 (215 sq ft) is permitted, and the provincial Fences and Detention of Stray Livestock Act requires fencing adequate to prevent escape. Applies in the zones that list accessory agricultural uses (s.6.2).",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "cc2488e8e52b16ccd0c427ae369ee9976499790d98b223be17890d8e574a3fab",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cc2488e8e52b16ccd0c427ae369ee9976499790d98b223be17890d8e574a3fab.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "one (1) accessory structure, gross floor area no greater than 20.0 square metres, for keeping livestock; fencing required."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 6.2.1, s. 6.2.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/inverness/backyard-hens/municipality-of-the-county-of-inverness-land-use-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/inverness/backyard-hens/"
}