{
 "answer": "In the Town of Ladysmith, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: six (6); bees permitted: True. Source: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw No. 1860 (2014), Section 6.12 Backyard Poultry, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000062",
 "municipality": "Ladysmith",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw No. 1860 (2014), Section 6.12 Backyard Poultry",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-consolidation-november2024-website.pdf?sfvrsn=b319e88c_88",
   "summary": "Allows up to 6 backyard poultry as an accessory use on single-unit-dwelling residential lots outside exclusion areas, housed in a coop and pen at grade, per the Animal Control Bylaw 2024, No. 2167.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "fbf8e8e578b9bf942828df70cd42c00b790475c3bc67b56bfee327f84670f9d8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fbf8e8e578b9bf942828df70cd42c00b790475c3bc67b56bfee327f84670f9d8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six (6)",
    "bees_permitted": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 6.12(a)",
    "max_hens": "s. 6.12(a)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 6.11(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/ladysmith/backyard-hens/text-fbf8e8e578b9/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/ladysmith/backyard-hens/"
}