{
 "answer": "In the Village of Alberta Beach, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Alberta Beach Animal Control Bylaw #291-23 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep Livestock on any residentially zoned Property in the Village. Permit or licence: Dog licence required; fee per Fees and Charges Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000164",
 "municipality": "Alberta Beach",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.albertabeach.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Alberta Beach Animal Control Bylaw #291-23",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://albertabeach.com/wp-content/old-albertabeach.com/doclibrary/bylaw/291-23%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "s.9.2: no person shall keep Livestock on any residentially zoned property in the Village; Livestock is defined to include poultry-type/agricultural animals and bee colonies.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "969ca7f72930be2caa458ca3254f969991a0c3780f5347f1a5afa44a64af0b72",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "291-23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/969ca7f72930be2caa458ca3254f969991a0c3780f5347f1a5afa44a64af0b72.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep Livestock on any residentially zoned Property in the Village.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Dog licence required; fee per Fees and Charges Bylaw."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 9.2; s. 2.1(w)(vi)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 9.2",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 8.1; s. 8.10"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/alberta-beach/backyard-hens/bylaw-291-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Alberta Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 252-17",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-09-19",
   "document_url": "https://albertabeach.com/wp-content/old-albertabeach.com/doclibrary/bylaw/AB%20LUB%20252-17.pdf",
   "summary": "s.4.24 Keeping of Animals: no person may keep livestock in any yard in any land use district except as described in the Animal Control Bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "c62d118d5b4b5ba96107b21815778bfd1a5bdafba839adc771a450a4f260f227",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "252-17",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c62d118d5b4b5ba96107b21815778bfd1a5bdafba839adc771a450a4f260f227.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "No keeping of livestock in any yard except as described in Alberta Beach Animal Control Bylaw."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "\"any livestock except as described in Alberta Beach Animal Control Bylaw\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/alberta-beach/backyard-hens/bylaw-252-17/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/alberta-beach/backyard-hens/"
}