{
 "answer": "In the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, bees permitted: True; permit or licence: beekeeper must be registered with the Province in accordance with their beekeeping requirements; setback: entrance minimum 6.0 m from any property line; side and rear minimum 3.0 m from any property line; behind solid fence or hedge minimum 1.8 m in height along all adjacent property lines. Source: Zoning Bylaw, 2014 -- Section 140 General Regulations (Urban Beekeeping), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000002",
 "municipality": "Abbotsford",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.abbotsford.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw, 2014 -- Section 140 General Regulations (Urban Beekeeping)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-09-15",
   "document_url": "https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400140",
   "summary": "Zoning Bylaw No. 2400-2014 permits urban beekeeping on single-detached-dwelling lots (not agriculture-zoned): 0 hives under 540m2 lot, up to 6 hives/nucleus colonies on lots >=2,000m2, behind an 1.8m fence/hedge with setbacks and registration.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "96303e920dd80d042708cbc5b2b4e3e3441b550bb3577d6dc183e71d32959279",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/96303e920dd80d042708cbc5b2b4e3e3441b550bb3577d6dc183e71d32959279.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "beekeeper must be registered with the Province in accordance with their beekeeping requirements",
    "setback": "entrance minimum 6.0 m from any property line; side and rear minimum 3.0 m from any property line; behind solid fence or hedge minimum 1.8 m in height along all adjacent property lines"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 140.2.11 — \"Urban Beekeeping is permitted in all zones in which a Single Detached Dwelling is permitted\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 140.2.11.a.iii — \"registered with the Province in accordance with their beekeeping requirements\"",
    "setback": "s. 140.2.11.a.v — \"setback the entrance a minimum of 6.0 m from any property line; setback the side and rear a minimum of 3.0 m from any property line\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/abbotsford/backyard-hens/text-96303e920dd8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/abbotsford/backyard-hens/"
}