{
 "answer": "In the Town of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Towns of New Glasgow, Pictou, Stellarton, Trenton and Westville (Common) Land Use By-law, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: R1 permits stables/kennels; hobby farm occupants may keep ungulates with 30.5 m shelter setback and 1 ha minimum.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003151",
 "municipality": "New Glasgow",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://newglasgow.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Towns of New Glasgow, Pictou, Stellarton, Trenton and Westville (Common) Land Use By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://newglasgow.ca/564-land-use-bylaw/file.html",
   "summary": "Common Land Use By-law's 'Hobby Farms' provision lets an occupant of a residential (R1) property keep ungulates (e.g. horses, goats) as pets on a lot of at least 1 hectare, in an enclosed accessory structure kept out of the front yard and set back 30.5m (100ft) from rear/side lines.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "b58913d4172650397987202c328dfb2137ee80c99c609ee633255313d421ded8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b58913d4172650397987202c328dfb2137ee80c99c609ee633255313d421ded8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "R1 permits stables/kennels; hobby farm occupants may keep ungulates with 30.5 m shelter setback and 1 ha minimum."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 33.1.1(b); s. 34"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/new-glasgow/backyard-hens/towns-of-new-glasgow-pictou-stellarton-trenton-and/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/new-glasgow/backyard-hens/"
}