{
 "answer": "In the City of Campbell River, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: six (6) Hens on any property; up to ten (10) Hens per 0.4 hectares in RU zones/Quinsam Livestock Boundary; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: no person shall keep Livestock on any property within the City, other than on property zoned for such uses in the City's Zoning Bylaw. Source: City of Campbell River Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (Consolidated to 3992, 2025); City of Campbell River Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (Consolidated to 4011, 2026), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000013",
 "municipality": "Campbell River",
 "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.campbellriver.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Campbell River Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (Consolidated to 3992, 2025)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-08-27",
   "document_url": "https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610",
   "summary": "Urban hen licence required; max 6 hens per property, no more than one hen owner per property; coop and pen each min 0.37 m2 floor area/0.92 m height per hen, coops max 10 m2/3 m high, 3 m from windows/doors, yard fully fenced.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "1ec958cb33b712ae5a4ac07bd1e901df4cce9f0a980938dfb18974cd575534e5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1ec958cb33b712ae5a4ac07bd1e901df4cce9f0a980938dfb18974cd575534e5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six (6) Hens on any property; up to ten (10) Hens per 0.4 hectares in RU zones/Quinsam Livestock Boundary",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "no person shall keep Livestock on any property within the City, other than on property zoned for such uses in the City's Zoning Bylaw",
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence required; one-time fee $10.00",
    "setback": "at least 3m away from any windows or dwelling doors"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Part 5; s. 5.3(a)",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.3(c); s. 5.2(c)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.3(d)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 6.2",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5.1(a); Schedule \"A\", s. 4",
    "setback": "s. 5.3(m)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-hens/text-1ec958cb33b7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Campbell River Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (Consolidated to 4011, 2026)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-08-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text",
   "summary": "Section 4.18(k)(l) permits keeping hens in ancillary buildings/fully fenced areas in all Residential Zones and Public Areas-1 Zone, provided owners comply with the Animal Control Bylaw's urban hen regulations.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "3b4fba3332b4dcad3cf3e7695d48ba03ef8b35fe2aca63b81ddf1fb1cd473240",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3b4fba3332b4dcad3cf3e7695d48ba03ef8b35fe2aca63b81ddf1fb1cd473240.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Keeping of livestock is permitted only in the RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.18(k)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4.1(a), s. 4.18(a), s. 4.18(k)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.18(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-hens/text-3b4fba3332b4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-hens/"
}