{
 "answer": "In the City of Surrey, British Columbia, setback: not less than thirty (30) feet from any residence located on the same record lot; bees permitted: True; setback: twenty-five (25) feet of any property line; hens permitted: True. Source: Control of Pigeons and Doves By-law, 1974, No. 4349; Surrey Bee Keeping By-law, 1974, No. 4362; Surrey Chicken Keeping Bylaw, 2016, No. 18754, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000138",
 "municipality": "Surrey",
 "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.surrey.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Control of Pigeons and Doves By-law, 1974, No. 4349",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1974-08-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_reg_4349.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping of pigeons/doves: minimum 6,000 sq ft lot, loft 30ft from any residence, max 15 racing pigeons per 1,000 sq ft of lot area, sanitary-condition and disease-reporting requirements.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "e333dee1e45049eb64f46a7366d610bf1a65b2cb5273f62c0bfa96ed9c608d0f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e333dee1e45049eb64f46a7366d610bf1a65b2cb5273f62c0bfa96ed9c608d0f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "setback": "not less than thirty (30) feet from any residence located on the same record lot"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "setback": "s. 4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/surrey/backyard-hens/text-e333dee1e450/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Surrey Bee Keeping By-law, 1974, No. 4362",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1974-09-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_reg_4362.pdf",
   "summary": "Max 4 bee colonies on a lot under 10,000 sq ft; hives must sit 25ft from any property line unless elevated 8ft+ or screened by a 6ft-high solid fence/hedge; hives barred in RM-1/2/3 zones and within 75ft of multi-family dwellings.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "68982057c0cd84ba85c29067f83b1866b2152a314b08e36ab5afcf14cce0f8c4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/68982057c0cd84ba85c29067f83b1866b2152a314b08e36ab5afcf14cce0f8c4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "setback": "twenty-five (25) feet of any property line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 5",
    "setback": "s. 6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/surrey/backyard-hens/text-68982057c0cd/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Surrey Chicken Keeping Bylaw, 2016, No. 18754",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-07-11",
   "document_url": "https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_reg_18754.pdf",
   "summary": "Max 4 hens (no roosters) permitted on residential lots 669 sq m-0.4 ha in RA/R1/R3 zones; requires City registration plus a BC Poultry Premises ID; coop min 0.37 sq m/hen sited per zoning setbacks; no sale of eggs/meat, no on-site slaughter.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "ea97c7044b3199b47345a462193969794b1e7bddd130f4d96ef59d994223b796",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ea97c7044b3199b47345a462193969794b1e7bddd130f4d96ef59d994223b796.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "4",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "submits a completed Hen registration application to the City and receives validation of registration",
    "setback": "within the required setbacks identified in \"Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No.12000\""
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5",
    "max_hens": "s. 5",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 6",
    "setback": "s. 10(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/surrey/backyard-hens/text-ea97c7044b31/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/surrey/backyard-hens/"
}