{
 "answer": "In the Village of Fruitvale, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: 4; roosters prohibited: True; bees permitted: True. Source: Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 984, 2025, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000041",
 "municipality": "Fruitvale",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.village.fruitvale.bc.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 984, 2025",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-10-06",
   "document_url": "https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/984-Animal-Responsibility-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Allows up to 4 hens (no roosters, except agricultural zones) per lot with Village registration and a BC Poultry Premises ID, coop in a fully fenced 1.2-2 m rear yard; also permits up to 2 beehives per parcel with flight-path setbacks.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "75a95d078d49d7603a9a0008836887881bb9756c2f5cebda0e9304c140ec8886",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/75a95d078d49d7603a9a0008836887881bb9756c2f5cebda0e9304c140ec8886.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "4",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Registration required; fee references Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 982, 2025",
    "setback": "Coop: within setbacks per Zoning Bylaw No. 846; Beehive: 7.5m clear flight path from front, 3.0m from side and rear to any property line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 74: \"A maximum of 4 Hens are permitted on lands within the Village.\"",
    "max_hens": "s. 74: \"A maximum of 4 Hens are permitted\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 75: \"No person is permitted to keep any rooster on lands within the Village except on lands zoned to allow for agriculture.\"",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 86: \"The keeping of Bees is permitted in all Zones of the Village.\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 79: \"A person may not keep a Hen unless that person first submits a completed Hen registration application to the Village and receives validation from the Village.\"",
    "setback": "s. 83(c) and s. 88"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fruitvale/backyard-hens/text-75a95d078d49/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fruitvale/backyard-hens/"
}