{
 "answer": "In the Town of Castor, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Castor Bylaw No. 1050 - Animal Control Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No keeping Livestock within Town unless expressly permitted by valid development permit under Land Use Bylaw. Permit or licence: valid development permit issued pursuant to the Land Use Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000217",
 "municipality": "Castor",
 "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.castor.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Castor Bylaw No. 1050 - Animal Control Bylaw",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-07-10",
   "document_url": "https://0901.nccdn.net/4_2/000/000/00d/f43/bylaw-1050-animal-control-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 11 prohibits keeping Livestock (defined to include chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants) anywhere in Town unless expressly permitted by a valid development permit under the Land Use Bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "09b819e77a21b2eab2dafd8023c8f2ad325d0e2d1d45ef1dd16f168a4234f110",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1050",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/09b819e77a21b2eab2dafd8023c8f2ad325d0e2d1d45ef1dd16f168a4234f110.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "No keeping Livestock within Town unless expressly permitted by valid development permit under Land Use Bylaw.",
    "permit_or_licence": "valid development permit issued pursuant to the Land Use Bylaw"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 11(1)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 11(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/castor/backyard-hens/bylaw-1050/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/castor/backyard-hens/"
}