{
 "answer": "In the City of Grande Prairie, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by City of Grande Prairie Animal and Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw C-1226, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No keeping Livestock in City except where permitted/approved by Land Use Bylaw or valid Livestock Exemption Permit. Permit or licence: Livestock Exemption Permit from Director required unless Land Use Bylaw permits; no fee stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000287",
 "municipality": "Grande Prairie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.cityofgp.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Grande Prairie Animal and Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw C-1226",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-11-12",
   "document_url": "https://cityofgp.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/bc1226%20Animal%20%26%20Responsible%20Pet%20Ownership%20-%20Office%20Consolidation.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans keeping Livestock (defined to include chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants) in the City unless permitted/discretionary under the Land Use Bylaw or a Livestock Exemption Permit is issued; the Land Use Bylaw confirms urban hens/bees are controlled under this bylaw, not as Urban Agriculture.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "b7f9684412c2d3ad8a0ff141e91c363c5d9f89e06744a2a1b06753b6c18e14d7",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "C-1226",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b7f9684412c2d3ad8a0ff141e91c363c5d9f89e06744a2a1b06753b6c18e14d7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No keeping Livestock in City except where permitted/approved by Land Use Bylaw or valid Livestock Exemption Permit.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Livestock Exemption Permit from Director required unless Land Use Bylaw permits; no fee stated."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.3; 'LIVESTOCK' includes 'chickens'",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5.3",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/grande-prairie/backyard-hens/bylaw-c-1226/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/grande-prairie/backyard-hens/"
}