{
 "answer": "The Town of Maidstone, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Town of Maidstone Zoning Bylaw -- Animals (§311, Lake District livestock restriction), verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028580",
 "municipality": "Maidstone",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://maidstone-vt.org",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Maidstone Zoning Bylaw -- Animals (§311, Lake District livestock restriction)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://maidstone-vt.org/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaws-2016-2.pdf",
   "summary": "§311: raising or harboring of livestock (horses, cattle, hogs, fowl, fur-bearing animals) is prohibited in the Lake District; common household pets are exempted from this restriction.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/maidstone/backyard-hens/"
}