{
 "answer": "In the Town of Westville, 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: permitted to keep ungulates for Use as pets or other non-Commercial purposes (including a hobby farm). Setback: not located in the Front Yard; minimum Setback distance of 30.5 metre (100 foot) from the Rear and Side Yard Lot Lines.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003167",
 "municipality": "Westville",
 "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://westville.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": "2016-02-22",
   "document_url": "https://westville.ca/portals/101/bylawdocs/LUB-final%20-%20ALL%20with%20Maps.pdf",
   "summary": "\"Hobby Farms\" section permits keeping ungulates (e.g. goats, sheep) as pets in the R1 zone if housed in an enclosed structure set back 30.5m from rear/side lot lines and covering no more than 50% of the rear yard.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "eb46e2e3d09d29a40b4de4c015038a0925f6dda19aa8fceee0e34e8cacf1a80f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/eb46e2e3d09d29a40b4de4c015038a0925f6dda19aa8fceee0e34e8cacf1a80f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "permitted to keep ungulates for Use as pets or other non-Commercial purposes (including a hobby farm)",
    "setback": "not located in the Front Yard; minimum Setback distance of 30.5 metre (100 foot) from the Rear and Side Yard Lot Lines"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 34",
    "setback": "s. 34.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/westville/backyard-hens/towns-of-new-glasgow-pictou-stellarton-trenton-and/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/westville/backyard-hens/"
}