{
 "answer": "The Town of View Royal, British Columbia has 2 adopted bylaws on file: Animal Control Bylaw No. 614, 2005 (Consolidated to May 2026); Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Section 4.4 Keeping of Chickens and Bees, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000152",
 "municipality": "View Royal",
 "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.viewroyal.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 614, 2005 (Consolidated to May 2026)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-11-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/614%20Animal%20Control%20consolidated%20to%20January%202017-.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits keeping up to 4 hens (over 4 months old) on residential lots, contained in the rear yard at all times; prohibits slaughter of chickens in residential zones.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 404,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "link_dead": true
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Section 4.4 Keeping of Chickens and Bees",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-09-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20consolidated%20to%20July%202024.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits up to 4 chickens (no roosters, no sale/slaughter) in residential zones with 3m henhouse setbacks; up to 50 chickens in P-4 zone; bees permitted with hive-height, flight-path and lot-line setback rules.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 404,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "link_dead": true
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/view-royal/backyard-hens/"
}