{
 "answer": "The City of Rutland, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Revised Ordinances of the City of Rutland (Title 17 Ch.3 SS3121-3122 - keeping of livestock and fowl as public health nuisance), verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028643",
 "municipality": "Rutland",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://rutlandcity.org",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Revised Ordinances of the City of Rutland (Title 17 Ch.3 SS3121-3122 - keeping of livestock and fowl as public health nuisance)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rutlandcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Rutland_City_Ordinance_15.pdf",
   "summary": "Caps swine at 4 per property, requires 100-ft setback from dwellings, and requires fowl/livestock be confined and not offensive/nuisance to neighbors; civil penalty $50-$500.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/rutland-city/backyard-hens/"
}