{
 "answer": "In the Village of Carbon, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Bylaw 2024-873 Urban Hens, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 2. Livestock rule: Urban Area means lands where agricultural operations, including keeping livestock, are neither permitted nor discretionary under Land Use Bylaw. Permit or licence: Chicken License required; licence fee of $35.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000211",
 "municipality": "Carbon",
 "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.villageofcarbon.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 2024-873 Urban Hens",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-07-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.villageofcarbon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-2024-873-Urban-Hens.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the keeping of urban hens (backyard chickens) within the Village of Carbon, including flock size and coop requirements.",
   "capture_sha256": "16ee14955f06bcdca7bb5b0c0dc996a186364e4363cfe1f0928d936864cdb5f8",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "2024-873",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/16ee14955f06bcdca7bb5b0c0dc996a186364e4363cfe1f0928d936864cdb5f8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "2",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Urban Area means lands where agricultural operations, including keeping livestock, are neither permitted nor discretionary under Land Use Bylaw.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Chicken License required; licence fee of $35.00."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "A person may apply to keep no more than (2) Urban Chickens",
    "max_hens": "no more than (2) Urban Chickens",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4(a)",
    "livestock_rule": "including but not limited to the keeping of livestock",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 4(b); s. 5(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/carbon/backyard-hens/bylaw-2024-873/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/carbon/backyard-hens/"
}