{
 "answer": "In the District municipality of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Land Use By-Law, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Household livestock operations permitted in residential zones subject to s. 7.7: min lot 4,000 m2; animal housing max 340 m2; 50 m setbacks.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003169",
 "municipality": "Yarmouth",
 "status_type": "District municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://munyarmouth.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Land Use By-Law",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-01-22",
   "document_url": "https://munyarmouth.ca/government/by-laws/808-mody-lub-06-26-2025/file",
   "summary": "Household livestock operations need lots of at least 4,000 sq m, total animal-housing area capped at 340 sq m, and a 50m setback from off-site dwellings, watercourses and wells; beehives are exempt from building-height limits.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "c008c9e6e760ca15f95d58c5de158196243ae4245e537e16ebeb0e55a697cc85",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c008c9e6e760ca15f95d58c5de158196243ae4245e537e16ebeb0e55a697cc85.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "Household livestock operations permitted in residential zones subject to s. 7.7: min lot 4,000 m2; animal housing max 340 m2; 50 m setbacks."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 7.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/yarmouth-district-municipality/backyard-hens/municipality-of-the-district-of-yarmouth-land-use-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/yarmouth-district-municipality/backyard-hens/"
}