{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Port Hardy, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: Up to 4 urban hens are permitted on parcels that are less than or equal to 450 square metres... Up to 6 urban hens are permitted on parcels that are greater than 450 square metres; roosters prohibited: True; bees permitted: True. Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (Consolidated December 2025), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000107",
 "municipality": "Port Hardy",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://porthardy.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (Consolidated December 2025)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-06-09",
   "document_url": "https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1010-2013-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-December-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Urban Hens permitted in R-1, R-1s, R-2, RR-1 zones (and mobile-home R-3 parcels): up to 4 hens on lots ≤450m², 6 on larger lots, no roosters, coop max 9.3m²/2.0m tall. Mason bees permitted in all zones.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "e14a40f77df86926354491594dc0072a37fed14f2dd0034f1c5025254f44beba",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e14a40f77df86926354491594dc0072a37fed14f2dd0034f1c5025254f44beba.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "Up to 4 urban hens are permitted on parcels that are less than or equal to 450 square metres... Up to 6 urban hens are permitted on parcels that are greater than 450 square metres",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Keeping of livestock, except on land where zone permits agriculture and for poultry where urban hens permitted.",
    "setback": "subject to the setback requirements for accessory buildings and structures for the zone in which it is located"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.25.2(a)",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.25.2(b)(1)-(2)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.25.2(b)(3)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 3.25.3(a)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.2(b)",
    "setback": "s. 3.25.2(b)(5)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-hardy/backyard-hens/text-e14a40f77df8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-hardy/backyard-hens/"
}