{
 "answer": "In the Town of Drayton Valley, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw No. 2023-03-P, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: three live hens. Permit or licence: PID (Premises Identification Program) number required; permit application with prescribed fees for otherwise prohibited activities.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000261",
 "municipality": "Drayton Valley",
 "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.draytonvalley.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw No. 2023-03-P",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-05-01",
   "document_url": "https://www.draytonvalley.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Responsible-Pet-Ownership-Bylaw-2023-03-P.pdf",
   "summary": "Part Six - Hens: residential properties may keep up to 3 live hens (no roosters, no commercial use); requires a coop with min. 0.37 m2 floor area/hen, nest box and perch per hen, and no slaughter within the Municipality.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "baee8b7c537f64fe2c936d66ba8b106784fc094bf9a6556150789426f036eadb",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2023-03-P",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/baee8b7c537f64fe2c936d66ba8b106784fc094bf9a6556150789426f036eadb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "three live hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "PID (Premises Identification Program) number required; permit application with prescribed fees for otherwise prohibited activities"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 51",
    "max_hens": "s. 50",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 48",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 51.3; s. 61"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/drayton-valley/backyard-hens/bylaw-2023-03-p/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/drayton-valley/backyard-hens/"
}