{
 "answer": "In the City of Fernie, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: 6 female chickens or ducks or any combination thereof; roosters prohibited: True; bees permitted: True. Source: Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 2436, 2021, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000037",
 "municipality": "Fernie",
 "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://fernie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 2436, 2021",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-06-14",
   "document_url": "https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/127927",
   "summary": "Part 10 'Urban Agricultural Animals' permits keeping bees and female chickens/ducks with zone-specific limits, e.g. up to 2 beehives in R1 (poultry prohibited) or 1 beehive plus 6 hens/ducks in RWF zones; shelters capped at 0.6 m high with bee flight-path rules.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "7a62ba4e3e5451d2cf80149e802e685bcf6a8d41432afa055a28eb7f7e6db123",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7a62ba4e3e5451d2cf80149e802e685bcf6a8d41432afa055a28eb7f7e6db123.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6 female chickens or ducks or any combination thereof",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Agricultural Animals prohibited in city except on parcels zoned for agricultural use.",
    "setback": "all shelters have a minimum side and rear yard setback of 1.5m"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule B: RWF - Residential West Fernie: 6 female chickens or ducks or any combination thereof",
    "max_hens": "Schedule B: RWF zones: \"6 female chickens or ducks or any combination thereof\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 1.2 Urban Agricultural Animal means bees, female chickens, and female ducks",
    "bees_permitted": "Schedule B: beehives permitted in R1, R1B, RR, RWF, RWF1, P1, P2 zones",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2.1 and s. 2.2: Prohibited Animal includes Agricultural Animals except on parcels zoned for agricultural use",
    "setback": "s. 10.6(b): \"all shelters have a minimum side and rear yard setback of 1.5m\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fernie/backyard-hens/text-7a62ba4e3e54/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fernie/backyard-hens/"
}