{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Lillooet, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: 0 (lots <625 m²); 6 (626–2,499 m²); 15 (2,500 m²–0.39 ha); 30 (0.4–0.99 ha); 75 (1.0–1.49 ha); 100 (1.5–1.99 ha); Unlimited (2.0 ha+); roosters prohibited: True; bees permitted: True. Source: Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000069",
 "municipality": "Lillooet",
 "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": "https://www.lillooet.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-10-07",
   "document_url": "https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/99000",
   "summary": "Allows up to 6 backyard hens on lots 626-2,499 m2 (scaling to unlimited on 2ha+ lots), with coop size/setback/biosecurity rules; up to 2 honeybee hives on 625m2+ lots; residential livestock numbers scale by lot size; roosters banned.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "6065050aba6f1d8acb21cab52a6af9df1efc6c225bfa440559778ee2ff6f79ea",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6065050aba6f1d8acb21cab52a6af9df1efc6c225bfa440559778ee2ff6f79ea.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "0 (lots <625 m²); 6 (626–2,499 m²); 15 (2,500 m²–0.39 ha); 30 (0.4–0.99 ha); 75 (1.0–1.49 ha); 100 (1.5–1.99 ha); Unlimited (2.0 ha+)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock prohibited on parcels under 0.4 ha; 2–4 head permitted on 0.4–1.99 ha; unlimited on 2.0 ha+ subject to land capacity.",
    "setback": "Coop: 1.0 metre from neighboring property line (s. 46.3). Hives: 2.0 m from property line if behind solid fence ≥1.8 m or vegetated strip ≥2.0 m height; otherwise 6.0 m from property line (s. 49)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 45",
    "max_hens": "s. 45",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 46.11; s. 52",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 48",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 51",
    "setback": "s. 46.3; s. 49"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lillooet/backyard-hens/text-6065050aba6f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/lillooet/backyard-hens/"
}