{
 "answer": "In the Village of Donnelly, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Donnelly Animal Control Bylaw No. 23-01, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: up to a maximum of six (6) hens. Livestock rule: No person shall keep or cause or suffer to be kept any bovine, equine, porcine, or ruminant animal within the corporate limits of the Village. Permit or licence: Keeping of Hens (one-time fee) $25.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000260",
 "municipality": "Donnelly",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.donnelly.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Donnelly Animal Control Bylaw No. 23-01",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://donnelly.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Bylaw-23-01-05112023124831.pdf",
   "summary": "Up to 6 hens per property permitted (no roosters); other birds/livestock (bovine, equine, porcine, ruminant) otherwise prohibited within Village limits; hens require a licence.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "e18928cf67ea1c0b6d6f4011c972b6b02751bfc23864d81403a049f7fe50226a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "23-01",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e18928cf67ea1c0b6d6f4011c972b6b02751bfc23864d81403a049f7fe50226a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "up to a maximum of six (6) hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep or cause or suffer to be kept any bovine, equine, porcine, or ruminant animal within the corporate limits of the Village.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Keeping of Hens (one-time fee) $25.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "may keep up to a maximum of six (6) hens",
    "max_hens": "up to a maximum of six (6) hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Roosters are not permitted.",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 27",
    "permit_or_licence": "Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/donnelly/backyard-hens/bylaw-23-01/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/donnelly/backyard-hens/"
}