{
 "answer": "In the City of Kelowna, British Columbia, bees permitted: True; livestock rule: Keeping animals and poultry other than household pets prohibited in all zones except as outlined; permitted in A1, A2, RR1, RR2 zones subject to lot size restrictions.; setback: 50 feet (15.24 metres) from any residential building on same lot and from any front, side, or rear lot line; 100 feet (30.48 metres) from all wells and streams.. Source: Animal and Poultry Regulation and Animal Pound Bylaw No. 5421-82, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000057",
 "municipality": "Kelowna",
 "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://kelowna.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal and Poultry Regulation and Animal Pound Bylaw No. 5421-82",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1982-08-31",
   "document_url": "https://apps.kelowna.ca/CityPage/Docs/PDFs/Bylaws/Animal%20and%20Poultry%20Regulation%20and%20Animal%20Pound%20Bylaw%20No.%205421-82.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates poultry, rabbits and bees on rural-residential/agricultural lots: up to 10 rabbits or poultry on 0.5-1 acre lots, unlimited over 1 acre; bans beehives on lots under 1.5 acres; 15m setback for animal shelters.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "1f04d67d8d122145957111575dad1d6834162a9d0061074a7459ba4055a40ca6",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1f04d67d8d122145957111575dad1d6834162a9d0061074a7459ba4055a40ca6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Keeping animals and poultry other than household pets prohibited in all zones except as outlined; permitted in A1, A2, RR1, RR2 zones subject to lot size restrictions.",
    "setback": "50 feet (15.24 metres) from any residential building on same lot and from any front, side, or rear lot line; 100 feet (30.48 metres) from all wells and streams."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 2(g): \"No person shall keep bee hives on a lot within the City of Kelowna, which has an area of less than one and one-half acres\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2(a): \"keeping of animals and poultry other than household pets is prohibited in all Zones\"",
    "setback": "s. 2(b) and s. 2(c): \"minimum of fifty (50) feet (15.24 metres)\" from residential building and lot lines; s. 2(e): \"not less than one hundred (100) feet (30.48 metres) from all wells and streams\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/kelowna/backyard-hens/text-1f04d67d8d12/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/kelowna/backyard-hens/"
}