{
 "answer": "In the Town of Port McNeill, British Columbia, bees permitted: True; setback: 7.5 m from any adjacent property line (beehives). Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000108",
 "municipality": "Port McNeill",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.portmcneill.bc.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-09-08",
   "document_url": "https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/No.-705-2021-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Urban beekeeping (apiculture) permitted on residential, agricultural, comprehensive development and other zones: up to 2 beehives on lots ≤0.1ha, 4 on larger lots; must be in rear yard, behind an electric fence, 7.5m from property lines.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "a08b66559f1aaf29a259c4b30be8f6b665129c26b869891300f08852796f02d4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a08b66559f1aaf29a259c4b30be8f6b665129c26b869891300f08852796f02d4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "setback": "7.5 m from any adjacent property line (beehives)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 5.15.4: \"Urban beekeeping is permitted on residential, agricultural, comprehensive development, institutional, commercial, or industrial properties.\"",
    "setback": "s. 5.15.1: \"may not be placed within 7.5m of any adjacent property line\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-mcneill/backyard-hens/text-a08b66559f1a/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-mcneill/backyard-hens/"
}