{
 "answer": "In the Town of Claresholm, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Claresholm Bylaw #1747 - Livestock Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Livestock prohibited except exemptions; equine allowed in A/T, R1, R3 with acreage limits: 0-1.49 none; 1.50-2.49 two; 2.50-3.49 three; 3.50+ four. Permit or licence: Urban Hen Coop License required; $50.00 per year; Premises Identification (PID) required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000222",
 "municipality": "Claresholm",
 "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.townofclaresholm.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Claresholm Bylaw #1747 - Livestock Bylaw",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-05-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.claresholm.ca/public/download/files/325218",
   "summary": "Urban Hen Coop Licence scheme restricted to Residential (R1) properties: licensed hens only, no roosters, coop and care requirements, no slaughter/sale of eggs or hen products on the property; keeping unlicensed poultry elsewhere in Town is prohibited.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "12ec1de6aa61279ba43a56c6d1e4ffb61c414b1c328dd65610f060e6c8104ed8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1747",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/12ec1de6aa61279ba43a56c6d1e4ffb61c414b1c328dd65610f060e6c8104ed8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "up to five (5) Hens within the Agricultural/Transitional (A/T) land use district, and up to three (3) Hens within the Country Residential (R3) & Single Detached Residential (R1)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock prohibited except exemptions; equine allowed in A/T, R1, R3 with acreage limits: 0-1.49 none; 1.50-2.49 two; 2.50-3.49 three; 3.50+ four.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Urban Hen Coop License required; $50.00 per year; Premises Identification (PID) required.",
    "setback": "twenty (20) feet from any occupied building on the same lot; thirty (30) feet from any occupied building on an adjacent lot; twenty five (25) feet from any public Highway not being a lane or recreational park; corner lots: twenty five (25) feet from front Highway and ten (10) feet from side/rear Highway."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 2.3(a)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 2.3(e)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2.3(c); s. 6.2",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 4.1; s. 4.2(b)(iii); s. 4.6(a)",
    "setback": "s. 6.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/claresholm/backyard-hens/bylaw-1747/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/claresholm/backyard-hens/"
}