{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; bees permitted: True; livestock rule: Considered an urban agricultural use accessory to residential dwellings only.; setback: at least 1.5 metres from any Lot Line. Source: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000036",
 "municipality": "Esquimalt",
 "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": "http://www.esquimalt.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1993-04-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-june-24-2024",
   "summary": "Section 30.4: permits one urban hen structure and up to 3 beehives per residential parcel, structures ≥1.5 m from lot lines, hen coops screened if in front yard; cross-references Animal Management Bylaw No. 2841.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "94d1475ac7648b329473c755132f83143ccd228763d650b5e727cd9c94386374",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/94d1475ac7648b329473c755132f83143ccd228763d650b5e727cd9c94386374.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Considered an urban agricultural use accessory to residential dwellings only.",
    "setback": "at least 1.5 metres from any Lot Line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 30.4(2)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 30.4(5)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 30.4(2)",
    "setback": "s. 30.4(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/esquimalt/backyard-hens/text-94d1475ac764/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/esquimalt/backyard-hens/"
}