{
 "answer": "In the Village of Montrose, British Columbia, bees permitted: True; setback: at least 7.5 metres front to property line, 3.0 metres side and rear. Source: Beekeeping Bylaw #745, 2018, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000082",
 "municipality": "Montrose",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.montrose.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Beekeeping Bylaw #745, 2018",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-05-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/745-Beekeeping-2018.pdf",
   "summary": "Beehives permitted in all zones, max 2 hives per parcel, must be in the rear yard with 7.5m front/3.0m side-rear flight-path setbacks (reducible behind a 2m solid fence or if elevated 2.5m).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "8924d04329c39e59489e18fa03cf6af1ca85c265b63577844a8a9812a9aff16e",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8924d04329c39e59489e18fa03cf6af1ca85c265b63577844a8a9812a9aff16e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "setback": "at least 7.5 metres front to property line, 3.0 metres side and rear"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 4(1)",
    "setback": "s. 4(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/montrose/backyard-hens/text-8924d04329c3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/montrose/backyard-hens/"
}