{
 "answer": "In the Town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Lunenburg Land Use By-law, 2021, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Urban Agriculture excludes keeping any other livestock; Agricultural Uses are not permitted in residential use zones. Permit or licence: All hives and colonies shall be registered with the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003147",
 "municipality": "Lunenburg",
 "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://townoflunenburg.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Lunenburg Land Use By-law, 2021",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-07-27",
   "document_url": "https://townoflunenburg.ca/bylaws-2/bylaws/985-land-use-bylaw.html",
   "summary": "Land Use By-law permits urban-agriculture chicken keeping: no roosters, 5 hens on lots ≤1,000m², 10 hens on larger lots, kept enclosed and not at large. Bees permitted with hives ≥3m from lot lines (or 3m up on a rooftop) and registered with NS Agriculture.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "02cbf9d021588a755f28f85f66dcf2f4e1e5df8e5fec1f14b5c4e03e9891fa1c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/02cbf9d021588a755f28f85f66dcf2f4e1e5df8e5fec1f14b5c4e03e9891fa1c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "five (5) or fewer on lots 1,000 square metres (10,764 square feet) in area or smaller; and ten (10) or fewer on lots larger than 1,000 square metres (10,764 square feet)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Urban Agriculture excludes keeping any other livestock; Agricultural Uses are not permitted in residential use zones.",
    "permit_or_licence": "All hives and colonies shall be registered with the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture.",
    "setback": "Hives: at least 3.0 metres (10 feet) from any lot line, unless located on a rooftop at a height of 3.0 metres (10 feet) or higher; coops: meet form zone requirements for accessory buildings."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 6.2; s. 6.4.13",
    "max_hens": "s. 6.4.13(b)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 6.4.13(a)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 6.2; s. 6.4.14",
    "livestock_rule": "Part 8 'Urban Agriculture'; s. 6.2",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 6.4.14(b)",
    "setback": "s. 6.4.14(a); s. 6.4.13(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/lunenburg-town/backyard-hens/town-of-lunenburg-land-use-by-law-2021/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/lunenburg-town/backyard-hens/"
}