{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Vanderhoof, British Columbia, hens permitted: True; max hens: 4; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Farm animals prohibited outside RR-1, RR-2, or A-1 zones.. Source: Animal Control Bylaw No. 1183, 2018, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000149",
 "municipality": "Vanderhoof",
 "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": "http://www.vanderhoof.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 1183, 2018",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-05-14",
   "document_url": "https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/filepro/document/69335/Animal%20Control%20Bylaw%20No.%201183%2C%202018.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits up to 4 egg-laying hens (no roosters) for the resident property owner; requires a rear/side-yard coop with 0.5m2 floor area, perches, no battery cages, manure limits, and no sale of eggs/meat.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "e16ef32f780289347d1abc14ad9802e98c86b3b7d554c3826e0220115ebc0c27",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e16ef32f780289347d1abc14ad9802e98c86b3b7d554c3826e0220115ebc0c27.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "4",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Farm animals prohibited outside RR-1, RR-2, or A-1 zones."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Part 6, Section 9",
    "max_hens": "Part 6, Section 9",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Part 6, Section 8",
    "livestock_rule": "Part 6, Section 8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/vanderhoof/backyard-hens/text-e16ef32f7802/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/vanderhoof/backyard-hens/"
}