{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Central Saanich, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: 8 chickens or ducks (< 1858 sq m); 10 (1858-4047 sq m); 12 (>= 4047 sq m); roosters prohibited: True; bees permitted: True. Source: Central Saanich Animal Control Bylaw No. 2097, 2021, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000016",
 "municipality": "Central Saanich",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Central Saanich Animal Control Bylaw No. 2097, 2021",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/2097%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Caps chickens/ducks at 8 (lots <1858m2), 10 (1858m2-4047m2) or 12 (>4047m2); unlimited where agriculture is a permitted use. Roosters banned outside agricultural zones; max 50 pigeons.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "52e6da74135d1b149936d164660830034c606e75d40708204e5a0a4041b31023",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/52e6da74135d1b149936d164660830034c606e75d40708204e5a0a4041b31023.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "8 chickens or ducks (< 1858 sq m); 10 (1858-4047 sq m); 12 (>= 4047 sq m)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Subject to the zoning Bylaw currently in force within the Municipality.",
    "setback": "at least 7.62 metres (25 feet) from any property line (bees)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 9.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 9.3",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 9.2",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 12.1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2.1",
    "setback": "s. 12.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/central-saanich/backyard-hens/text-52e6da74135d/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/central-saanich/backyard-hens/"
}