{
 "answer": "In the City of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, bees permitted: True; livestock rule: No person shall keep a Farm Animal in any residential zone.; bees permitted: True; livestock rule: Permitted agricultural uses in RS3 zone do not include keeping of swine, poultry, or other livestock other than for household use or consumption.. Source: Animal Control Bylaw No. 3990; Zoning Bylaw No. 3630 (2008), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000105",
 "municipality": "Port Coquitlam",
 "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.portcoquitlam.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 3990",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-07-11",
   "document_url": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/3990%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires beekeepers to register under the provincial Bee Act, provide an adequate water source, keep bees to prevent undue swarming/aggression, and maintain hives to deter wildlife; defers hive siting/numbers to the Zoning Bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "7e8277695f5c1a6ca43dc9c81f79c15aa7c921b289b83b67e1ce12a1aa658e2f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7e8277695f5c1a6ca43dc9c81f79c15aa7c921b289b83b67e1ce12a1aa658e2f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep a Farm Animal in any residential zone."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 17(2)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 15(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/backyard-hens/text-7e8277695f5c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 3630 (2008)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-05-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf",
   "summary": "Accessory hobby beekeeping capped at 2 beehives plus 2 nucleus colonies per lot (min. 14 m lot width); not permitted in front/side yard, must be 2 m from rear lot line and enclosed by a 2 m solid fence/landscape screen in residential zones.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "7f5b4a1d05d6e945bae833ca3a616a11d8c263c76eb15ebf79f8e9296b1c0bbf",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7f5b4a1d05d6e945bae833ca3a616a11d8c263c76eb15ebf79f8e9296b1c0bbf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Permitted agricultural uses in RS3 zone do not include keeping of swine, poultry, or other livestock other than for household use or consumption."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "Table 2.3, Note 13",
    "livestock_rule": "Table 2.3, Note 5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/backyard-hens/text-7f5b4a1d05d6/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/backyard-hens/"
}