{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bon Accord, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Bon Accord Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-05, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: four (4). Permit or licence: Laying Hens Licence or Urban Beekeeping Licence required; New Application and Renewal Fee $35.00; beekeeper registered with provincial apiculturist.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000194",
 "municipality": "Bon Accord",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.bonaccord.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Bon Accord Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-05",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-05-20",
   "document_url": "https://bonaccord.ca/admin/dm/Public/DownloadFile/?fileid=13755",
   "summary": "Licenses Laying Hens (max coop 9.2 sq m/1.8m tall, 1.2m from property lines, 3m from windows/doors, no slaughter or running at large) and Urban Beekeeping (max 2 apiaries, fenced rear yard, 25m from schools/playgrounds); repeals Bylaw 2024-16.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "36baf1b60e63c94b821ad21c53a69ae70df4a069c8545198b30c308426e4b083",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-05",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/36baf1b60e63c94b821ad21c53a69ae70df4a069c8545198b30c308426e4b083.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "four (4)",
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No keeping Livestock except on Urban Reserve family farming, with development permit, lawful non-conforming use, or federal/provincial permission; no Large Animal in residential areas.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Laying Hens Licence or Urban Beekeeping Licence required; New Application and Renewal Fee $35.00; beekeeper registered with provincial apiculturist.",
    "setback": "Coop: minimum 1.2 metres from all adjacent property lines; minimum 3.0 metres from any windows and doors of residential structures; minimum 1.5 metres from residential structure. Apiary: minimum 3.0 metres from all adjacent property lines if fence <2 metres high; minimum 3.0 metres from public right-of-way/private road; minimum 25.0 metres from schools/playgrounds/etc."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 6.2",
    "max_hens": "s. 6.2(c)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 6.3",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 6.1; s. 6.12",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 6.2(a); s. 6.3(a)-(b); Schedule \"A\"",
    "setback": "s. 6.2(h); s. 6.3(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/bon-accord/backyard-hens/bylaw-2025-05/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/bon-accord/backyard-hens/"
}