{
 "answer": "In the City of Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, bees permitted: True; setback: 7.5 metres of any property line. Source: Beekeeping Bylaw No. 2590, 2013, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000101",
 "municipality": "Pitt Meadows",
 "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://www.pittmeadows.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Beekeeping Bylaw No. 2590, 2013",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-05-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/Beekeeping%20Bylaw%20No.%202590%2C%202013%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf",
   "summary": "Limits bee colonies to 2 (plus 2 nucleus colonies) on lots under 1,000 m2 and 4 (plus 4 nucleus) on larger lots; hives must sit 7.5 m from property lines unless elevated 2.5 m+ or screened by an 1.8 m fence/hedge.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "5fa52d6b2910afbbdfaf7072c7e7f0ae872247e9b8583b18de9d367df027a796",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5fa52d6b2910afbbdfaf7072c7e7f0ae872247e9b8583b18de9d367df027a796.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "setback": "7.5 metres of any property line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 3.3",
    "setback": "s. 3.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/backyard-hens/text-5fa52d6b2910/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/backyard-hens/"
}