{
 "answer": "In the Town of Stellarton, Nova Scotia, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Towns of Pictou, Stellarton, and Trenton (Common) Land Use By-law, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: R1 permits keeping ungulates as pets/non-commercial (hobby farm) with conditions; other residential zones prohibit keeping livestock.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003161",
 "municipality": "Stellarton",
 "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://www.stellarton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Towns of Pictou, Stellarton, and Trenton (Common) Land Use By-law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-10-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.stellarton.ca/by-laws-1/883-common-land-use-by-law/file.html",
   "summary": "In the R1 zone, residents may keep ungulates (e.g. horses, goats) as pets or on a non-commercial hobby farm only on a lot of at least 1 hectare for the first animal plus 0.2 ha for each additional one, with a shelter kept out of the front yard, 30.5 m from side and rear lot lines, covering under half the",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "a04abf3911ed8f2f9557aa040393a8109d70a85a513c32d7850619a6e7828794",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a04abf3911ed8f2f9557aa040393a8109d70a85a513c32d7850619a6e7828794.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "R1 permits keeping ungulates as pets/non-commercial (hobby farm) with conditions; other residential zones prohibit keeping livestock."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 34; s. 36.2.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/stellarton/backyard-hens/towns-of-pictou-stellarton-and-trenton-land-use-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/stellarton/backyard-hens/"
}