{
 "answer": "In the City of West Kelowna, British Columbia, livestock rule: In Residential Zones, animal housing permitted as per Animal Control Bylaw.; permit or licence: as per the Animal Control Bylaw; setback: minimum of 15.0 m (49.2 ft) from any neighbouring dwelling. Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 0320, 2024, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000155",
 "municipality": "West Kelowna",
 "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://westkelownacity.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 0320, 2024",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-04-22",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Accessory buildings/structures housing poultry in Residential zones capped at 10 sq.m floor area and must sit 15m from any neighbouring dwelling; animal keeping otherwise governed by (regional district) Animal Control Bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "47cdca70939e4fe8d166570d172a3b15a3427d02e899c0b625fd4c4f5e81c8f0",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/47cdca70939e4fe8d166570d172a3b15a3427d02e899c0b625fd4c4f5e81c8f0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "In Residential Zones, animal housing permitted as per Animal Control Bylaw.",
    "permit_or_licence": "as per the Animal Control Bylaw",
    "setback": "minimum of 15.0 m (49.2 ft) from any neighbouring dwelling"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.9.1(g)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.9.1(g)",
    "setback": "s. 3.9.1(g)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/west-kelowna/backyard-hens/text-47cdca70939e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/west-kelowna/backyard-hens/"
}