{
 "answer": "In the Village of Glenwood, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Glenwood Livestock Bylaw No. 265-2024, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: fifty (50) chickens; twenty (20) fowl made up of a combination of geese, turkeys, ducks, quails, or pheasant.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000285",
 "municipality": "Glenwood",
 "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.glenwood.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Glenwood Livestock Bylaw No. 265-2024",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://glenwood.ca/wp-content/uploads/documents/Bylaws/Bylaw_265_2024_Livestock_Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Allows up to 50 chickens and 20 other fowl (geese/turkeys/ducks/quail/pheasant) per residential property for personal egg/meat use, plus up to 4 swine or goats, with coop setbacks (6m from dwellings) and manure-composting rules; bans deer/elk/wildlife.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "518abb4310a0c84a97c3b070cf637513949efb3b5da0492899194a4b341e4346",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "265-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/518abb4310a0c84a97c3b070cf637513949efb3b5da0492899194a4b341e4346.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "fifty (50) chickens; twenty (20) fowl made up of a combination of geese, turkeys, ducks, quails, or pheasant",
    "livestock_rule": "Residential/Commercial Livestock: 0.25–2.49 acres max three equine/bovine combined; 2.50+ max six; unless fat pen, health, or feeding rotation; no livestock in residence unless warming/caring.",
    "setback": "twenty (20) feet from any dwelling on the principal property, or any adjacent property with an occupied dwelling; otherwise Land Use Bylaw accessory building setbacks"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.1; s. 4.2",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5.2; s. 5.3",
    "setback": "s. 4.4(a); s. 5.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/glenwood/backyard-hens/bylaw-265-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/glenwood/backyard-hens/"
}