{
 "answer": "In the City of Duncan, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: six (6); permit or licence: registers the hens with the City; setback: not less than 2.5 m from parcel lines; not less than 3 m from dwelling unit door/window. Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (Consolidated to August 24, 2026), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000033",
 "municipality": "Duncan",
 "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://duncan.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (Consolidated to August 24, 2026)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-05-22",
   "document_url": "https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322",
   "summary": "Max 6 hens on Low Density Residential lots over 450 sq m, must be registered; coop/pen setback 2.5 m from side/rear lines, 3 m from dwelling doors/windows, in rear yard, max 3 m high.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "57c63f0c1a930cfdacad79f178a1df63adffe73fc96b8f8b4af1079c243a1a05",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/57c63f0c1a930cfdacad79f178a1df63adffe73fc96b8f8b4af1079c243a1a05.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six (6)",
    "permit_or_licence": "registers the hens with the City",
    "setback": "not less than 2.5 m from parcel lines; not less than 3 m from dwelling unit door/window"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.17.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.17.1",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.17.1",
    "setback": "s. 3.17.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/duncan/backyard-hens/text-57c63f0c1a93/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/duncan/backyard-hens/"
}