{
 "answer": "In the Resort Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia, hens permitted: False; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Prohibited unless on land designated under the RMOW Zoning Bylaw for agricultural use.. Source: Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 2218, 2019, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000157",
 "municipality": "Whistler",
 "status_type": "Resort Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.whistler.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 2218, 2019",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-09-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Animal-Responsibility-Bylaw-No.-2218-2019.pdf",
   "summary": "Schedule A lists prohibited animals: chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons and turkeys are banned (only budgie/cockatiel/lovebird/finch/canary birds allowed); domestic rabbits are permitted, most other livestock/exotic animals prohibited. No bee-specific rules found.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "d3ddb381ca92f3876a8c3a8f315e237f927636240953787ea8595f82a8f56adf",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d3ddb381ca92f3876a8c3a8f315e237f927636240953787ea8595f82a8f56adf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Prohibited unless on land designated under the RMOW Zoning Bylaw for agricultural use."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule \"A\" item 26",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Schedule \"A\" item 26",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 6(g)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/whistler/backyard-hens/text-d3ddb381ca92/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/whistler/backyard-hens/"
}