{
 "answer": "In the Town of Carstairs, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Carstairs Bylaw 1081 - Livestock Control Bylaw - Amended, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Livestock prohibited in any area except where allowed under Land Use Bylaw or Council approval; no riding/driving cows or horses on sidewalks. Permit or licence: Residential Urban Beekeeping application form must be completed and approved prior to having a hive.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000215",
 "municipality": "Carstairs",
 "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.carstairs.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Carstairs Bylaw 1081 - Livestock Control Bylaw - Amended",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-10-28",
   "document_url": "http://www.carstairs.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=6e187f05-8e0a-450a-b445-e57d787d54ba",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping livestock (definition includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese) anywhere in Town except as allowed under the Land Use Bylaw or by Council approval; licensed racing/fancier pigeon-club members exempt; residential urban beekeeping requires an approved application and adherence to guidelines.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "c4be157dffff9a6487efa71725ff1a36184e5c69f22083650d57874f691bf92d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1081",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c4be157dffff9a6487efa71725ff1a36184e5c69f22083650d57874f691bf92d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock prohibited in any area except where allowed under Land Use Bylaw or Council approval; no riding/driving cows or horses on sidewalks.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Residential Urban Beekeeping application form must be completed and approved prior to having a hive."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 8(a)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3; s. 4",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 8(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/carstairs/backyard-hens/bylaw-1081/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/carstairs/backyard-hens/"
}