{
 "answer": "The Town of Derby, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance Regulating Domestic Animals, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028511",
 "municipality": "Derby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Ordinance Regulating Domestic Animals",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-09-30",
   "document_url": "https://derbyvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ordinance-Regulating-Domestic-Animals-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates livestock and poultry (cattle, horses, sheep, swine, goats, poultry, etc.) running at large; prohibits nuisances, sets impoundment and remediation procedures for the Town of Derby.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/derby/backyard-hens/"
}