{
 "answer": "In the Village of Nakusp, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: no more than five backyard hens are kept per property; roosters prohibited: True; setback: coop must not be located closer than 3 meters from any window or door of a residential building; must not be within required rear yard or side yard setback per Village of Nakusp Zoning Bylaw. Source: Animal Control Bylaw No. 645, 2013 (Consolidated incl. 645-3, 2019), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000083",
 "municipality": "Nakusp",
 "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://nakusp.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 645, 2013 (Consolidated incl. 645-3, 2019)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-04-24",
   "document_url": "https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/5592",
   "summary": "Backyard hens allowed in Residential zones (except mobile home park), max 5 hens per property, personal use only, no roosters, single coop with setback and size specs, manure and odour management required.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "c2a15c5c72b1a711652c7dade5ace4b8da45c1f0fcc9f67bcc4d684c4b857fc1",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c2a15c5c72b1a711652c7dade5ace4b8da45c1f0fcc9f67bcc4d684c4b857fc1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "no more than five backyard hens are kept per property",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "setback": "coop must not be located closer than 3 meters from any window or door of a residential building; must not be within required rear yard or side yard setback per Village of Nakusp Zoning Bylaw"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Part II(a), s. 1: \"Backyard hens may be kept in all Residential Zones\"",
    "max_hens": "Part II(a), s. 1(c): \"no more than five backyard hens are kept per property\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Part II(a), s. 1(l): \"keeping of roosters...is strictly prohibited\"",
    "setback": "Part II(a), s. 1(j)(ii) and s. 1(j)(v): \"not be located closer that 3 meters from any window or door of a residential building\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nakusp/backyard-hens/text-c2a15c5c72b1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/nakusp/backyard-hens/"
}