{
 "answer": "In the City of Castlegar, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: five (5); roosters prohibited: True; bees permitted: True. Source: City of Castlegar Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1342, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000015",
 "municipality": "Castlegar",
 "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.castlegar.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Castlegar Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1342",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-02-01",
   "document_url": "https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw-1342-Animal-Control-and-Licencing.pdf",
   "summary": "Licensed hen owners may keep up to 5 hens (no roosters) per property, in a coop/pen (min 0.37m2/0.92m2 per hen) not visible from the street. Licensed beekeeping also permitted.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "77632c5ab69c1030a235f0ee04ac77f6e2fdc678ab9cfabddd570d664992a921",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/77632c5ab69c1030a235f0ee04ac77f6e2fdc678ab9cfabddd570d664992a921.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "five (5)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Prohibited on any land within city boundaries, except for dogs, cats, small animals, small lizards, turtles, fish, Hens and Bees.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence required; one-time fee $10.00 for Hens and Bees",
    "setback": "Hens: behind rear face of Principal Building; Bees: 7.5 meters front, 3 meters side/rear to property line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 15.3(a)(ii)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 15.3(a)(iv)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 16.1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5.1",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 15.1(a)(ii), s. 16.1(a)(ii), Schedule \"A\"",
    "setback": "s. 15.3(a)(ix), s. 16.3(a)(xii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/castlegar/backyard-hens/text-77632c5ab69c/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/castlegar/backyard-hens/"
}