{
 "answer": "In the City of Whitehorse, Yukon, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by City of Whitehorse Animal Control Bylaw 2001-01 (Office Consolidation), verified 2026-09-29. Max hens: six. Livestock rule: No person shall own, or permit on their property, any livestock in the City except in designated Country Residential subdivisions. Permit or licence: Hen permit required; fee not stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003511",
 "municipality": "Whitehorse",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Yukon",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.whitehorse.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Whitehorse Animal Control Bylaw 2001-01 (Office Consolidation)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2001-08-27",
   "document_url": "https://www.whitehorse.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AnimalControlBylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "A Hen Permit is required to keep hens in urban residential areas, capped at 6 hens per property with no roosters; hens must stay in the coop. Other poultry, pigeons and livestock may be kept only in designated Country Residential subdivisions under the Zoning Bylaw. Hen provisions were added by amending Bylaw 2012-29, passed July 9, 2012.",
   "discovered_by": "terr-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "da2ae3f88e882b5b63d3387514af698cc3bf4638127f289ccea1cf8829ab7d12",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:50:07+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2001-01",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/da2ae3f88e882b5b63d3387514af698cc3bf4638127f289ccea1cf8829ab7d12.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall own, or permit on their property, any livestock in the City except in designated Country Residential subdivisions",
    "permit_or_licence": "Hen permit required; fee not stated"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 36; Schedule \"B\"",
    "max_hens": "s. 40",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 40(1)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 50",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 36"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/yt/whitehorse/backyard-hens/bylaw-2001-01/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/yt/whitehorse/backyard-hens/"
}