{
 "answer": "In the Village of Haines Junction, Yukon, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Haines Junction Animal Control Bylaw #83-95, verified 2026-09-29. Livestock rule: Domestic livestock may be kept in agricultural zones; in Country Residential, maximum 5 per lot. Residential zones permit only dogs and cats. Permit or licence: Special permit required for poultry and bees.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003507",
 "municipality": "Haines Junction",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Yukon",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.hainesjunction.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Haines Junction Animal Control Bylaw #83-95",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1995-05-10",
   "document_url": "https://hainesjunction.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=92fb3075-a560-49cd-8cad-1f20290d2c6a",
   "summary": "No person may own poultry (including chickens and pigeons) except by special permit or in an agriculture zone where permitted. Domestic livestock may be kept in agricultural zones, and in the Country Residential zone up to 5 per lot; Residential zones allow dogs and cats only. Bees and beehives are not permitted without a special permit; unpermitted hives must be",
   "discovered_by": "terr-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c32145d036321a694080ac276f3a791e73a15f8fb38f3e1452a6609fe2fd0fbd",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:50:07+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "83-95",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c32145d036321a694080ac276f3a791e73a15f8fb38f3e1452a6609fe2fd0fbd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Domestic livestock may be kept in agricultural zones; in Country Residential, maximum 5 per lot. Residential zones permit only dogs and cats.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Special permit required for poultry and bees."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5(b)(i); s. 6",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 16(a)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5(b)(ii); s. 6",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5(b)(i); s. 16(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/yt/haines-junction/backyard-hens/bylaw-83-95/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/yt/haines-junction/backyard-hens/"
}