{
 "answer": "In the Town of Watson Lake, Yukon, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Watson Lake Animal Control Bylaw 2024-011, verified 2026-09-29. Max hens: 20 hens. Permit or licence: Special Permit required for hens, coops, roosters, livestock; fee pursuant to Town's Fees and Charges Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003510",
 "municipality": "Watson Lake",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Yukon",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.watsonlake.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Watson Lake Animal Control Bylaw 2024-011",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-21",
   "document_url": "https://watsonlake.ca/uploads/dm/20051/Animal_Control_Bylaw_2024011",
   "summary": "Hens and coops are permitted in Rural Residential and Country Residential zones and by Special Permit only in R1, RM, RMH and Institutional zones; roosters are allowed in Rural Residential, by Special Permit in Country Residential, and not at all in R1, RM or RMH. Livestock (not including poultry) are allowed in Rural Residential, as a conditional use in Country",
   "discovered_by": "terr-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d8d154ccab1eeafbf5f58b42a182f3dcaa848d7c7681fdb638ce3fa5ece95182",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:50:07+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-011",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d8d154ccab1eeafbf5f58b42a182f3dcaa848d7c7681fdb638ce3fa5ece95182.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "20 hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "livestock within municipal boundaries except in Rural Residential zoned properties or as an approved conditional use in Country Residential zoned properties and by Special Permit",
    "permit_or_licence": "Special Permit required for hens, coops, roosters, livestock; fee pursuant to Town's Fees and Charges Bylaw"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule \"A\" (Hens/Coops Permitted by Special Permit Only)",
    "max_hens": "s. 14.08",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 12.03",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 13.0",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 12.05",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 12.03; s. 12.04; s. 12.05; s. 14.02"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/yt/watson-lake/backyard-hens/bylaw-2024-011/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/yt/watson-lake/backyard-hens/"
}