{
 "answer": "In the City of Airdrie, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by City of Airdrie Animal Control Bylaw B-33/2016 (office consolidation, includes amendments to Dec 18, 2023), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Livestock only allowed in land use districts where permitted/discretionary; horses not in Park/Pathway/Highway unless City Manager permits. Permit or licence: Approval under Land Use Bylaw / Urban Agriculture Program required for Prohibited Animals; no fee stated. Setback: not less than one (1) metre from property line; not less than five (5) metres from adjacent Dwelling Unit.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000163",
 "municipality": "Airdrie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.airdrie.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Airdrie Animal Control Bylaw B-33/2016 (office consolidation, includes amendments to Dec 18, 2023)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.airdrie.ca/getLink.cfm?ID=11535",
   "summary": "Backyard hens count as a 'Domestic Animal' if kept per the Land Use Bylaw's Urban Agriculture Program, with a secure enclosure sized per that Bylaw; Livestock (incl. poultry generally, pigeons, beehives/beekeeping) is prohibited outside a land use district where it's a permitted/discretionary use.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "0c3db7a40ae68d945e173f358692ac076903ec8a1805ff96ca9d96b457df7e42",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "B-33/2016",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0c3db7a40ae68d945e173f358692ac076903ec8a1805ff96ca9d96b457df7e42.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock only allowed in land use districts where permitted/discretionary; horses not in Park/Pathway/Highway unless City Manager permits.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Approval under Land Use Bylaw / Urban Agriculture Program required for Prohibited Animals; no fee stated",
    "setback": "not less than one (1) metre from property line; not less than five (5) metres from adjacent Dwelling Unit"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2.01(p)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 2.01(pp)(vi)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 6.21; s. 6.22",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 2.01(pp); s. 6.20",
    "setback": "s. 2.01(vv)(iii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/airdrie/backyard-hens/bylaw-b-33-2016/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/airdrie/backyard-hens/"
}