{
 "answer": "In the Village of Barnwell, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Barnwell Animal Regulations Bylaw No. 3-20, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No livestock within Village except on Transitional-zoned lands >1.9 acres with 1-acre roaming pen; securely enclosed; numbers per Schedule A.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000174",
 "municipality": "Barnwell",
 "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.barnwell.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Barnwell Animal Regulations Bylaw No. 3-20",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-02-18",
   "document_url": "https://barnwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/03-20-Animal-Regulations-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Livestock and poultry/fowl only permitted on lands zoned Transitional under the Land Use Bylaw, larger than 1.9 acres with a 1-acre roaming pen; livestock must be securely fenced/penned; numbers capped per Schedule A. Effectively bars hens/livestock on ordinary residential lots.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:38:00+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_sha256": "c5b2149568f4115aef641619307da84660149a7bdefd88f0174b7575b88765f0",
   "snapshot_source": "https://web.archive.org/web/2026id_/https://barnwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/03-20-Animal-Regulations-Bylaw.pdf",
   "document_number": "3-20",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c5b2149568f4115aef641619307da84660149a7bdefd88f0174b7575b88765f0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No livestock within Village except on Transitional-zoned lands >1.9 acres with 1-acre roaming pen; securely enclosed; numbers per Schedule A."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.3",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.3",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.1(A)-(C)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/barnwell/backyard-hens/regulations-3-20/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/barnwell/backyard-hens/"
}