Backyard hens & livestock — Claresholm, Alberta

Can I keep chickens, bees, or livestock on my property?

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.

Town of Claresholm Bylaw #1747 - Livestock Bylaw adopted bylaw
hens permitted yes s. 4.1
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) s. 4.1
roosters prohibited yes s. 2.3(a)
bees permitted no s. 2.3(e)
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. s. 2.3(c); s. 6.2
permit or licence Urban Hen Coop License required; $50.00 per year; Premises Identification (PID) required. s. 4.1; s. 4.2(b)(iii); s. 4.6(a)
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. s. 6.5
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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.

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