{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of County of Barrhead No. 11, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by County of Barrhead No. 11 Animal Control Bylaw No. 5-2024, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 10 chickens. Permit or licence: Premise Identification (PID) Number required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000233",
 "municipality": "County of Barrhead No. 11",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.countybarrhead.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "County of Barrhead No. 11 Animal Control Bylaw No. 5-2024",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-07-16",
   "document_url": "https://barrheadcounty.municipalwebsites.ca/Editor/images/Municipal%20Services/Enforcement%20Services/5-2024%20-%20Animal%20Control%20Bylaw%20(ID%209546).pdf",
   "summary": "Allows up to 10 hens (no roosters) on non-agricultural-district parcels of 2+ acres with a residential dwelling; sets coop location, setback, sanitation and predator-proofing requirements; requires a Premises Identification (PID) number; personal use only, no slaughter on site.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "971b72ed9c7723b39097e6ed50389457da020c3dc22112ebdfaed407a0ef172f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "11",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/971b72ed9c7723b39097e6ed50389457da020c3dc22112ebdfaed407a0ef172f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "10 chickens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Premise Identification (PID) Number required"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 9.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 9.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 9.3(c)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 9.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/county-of-barrhead-no-11/backyard-hens/bylaw-11/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/county-of-barrhead-no-11/backyard-hens/"
}