{
 "answer": "In the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: maximum of 6 hens or ducks... on a parcel of land less than .4 hectares in size but greater than .045 hectares in size; or... maximum of 4 hens or ducks... if the parcel of land is smaller than .045 hectares in size; roosters prohibited: True; bees permitted: True. Source: Animal Responsibility Bylaw 2021 No. 7316, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000084",
 "municipality": "Nanaimo",
 "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://nanaimo.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Responsibility Bylaw 2021 No. 7316",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-09-21",
   "document_url": "https://nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/7316.pdf",
   "summary": "Poultry (hens/ducks, no roosters): up to 6 on lots 0.045-0.4 ha, 4 on smaller lots, with coop/setback/odour rules. Bees allowed with registration; livestock only on properly zoned land; rabbits need secure, setback enclosures.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "9ada0e7c4b0c250daec74f8f2a334c15cdeeb9b95c01355da732eb9292e6c106",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9ada0e7c4b0c250daec74f8f2a334c15cdeeb9b95c01355da732eb9292e6c106.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "maximum of 6 hens or ducks... on a parcel of land less than .4 hectares in size but greater than .045 hectares in size; or... maximum of 4 hens or ducks... if the parcel of land is smaller than .045 hectares in size",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No Person shall keep any Livestock on any property, within the City, other than property zoned for such uses in the City's Zoning Bylaw.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Every Person keeping Bees must be registered under the Bee Act",
    "setback": "Apiaries shall not be located within 7.5 meters of an adjacent property line; Enclosure... must comply with the setback requirements of the zone"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 66",
    "max_hens": "s. 66(a)-(b)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 66(c)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 56",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 69",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 58(d)",
    "setback": "s. 58(a), s. 66(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nanaimo/backyard-hens/text-9ada0e7c4b0c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/nanaimo/backyard-hens/"
}