{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of County of Minburn No. 27, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by County of Minburn No. 27 Land Use Bylaw No. 1348-24, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: eight (8). Permit or licence: Development permit required for Backyard Hens and Beekeeping in Residential Land Use District. Setback: Beehives: same setbacks for Accessory Buildings in a given District (no closer than 2.0 m (6.5 ft.) to rear or side lot line).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000236",
 "municipality": "County of Minburn No. 27",
 "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.minburncounty.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "County of Minburn No. 27 Land Use Bylaw No. 1348-24",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://minburncounty.ab.ca/uploads/dm/24249/Bylaw_134824_Land_Use_Bylaw",
   "summary": "Backyard Hens (max 8, no roosters, enclosed coop) and Beekeeping (max 3 hives, rear yard only) are discretionary uses requiring a development permit in Residential districts; both are permit-free in the Agricultural District.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "da90921cbed16b3859edb170bd3e11d163e091dbfb99cd74ad1174eade244057",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "27",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/da90921cbed16b3859edb170bd3e11d163e091dbfb99cd74ad1174eade244057.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "eight (8)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Development permit required for Backyard Hens and Beekeeping in Residential Land Use District",
    "setback": "Beehives: same setbacks for Accessory Buildings in a given District (no closer than 2.0 m (6.5 ft.) to rear or side lot line)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 6.4.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 6.4.2(d)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 6.4.2(e)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 6.3.1",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 6.4.1; s. 6.3.1",
    "setback": "s. 6.3.2(c); s. 6.1.4(a)(iii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/county-of-minburn-no-27/backyard-hens/bylaw-27/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/county-of-minburn-no-27/backyard-hens/"
}