{
 "answer": "In the Town of High River, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of High River Animal Bylaw No. 4567-2019, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: three (3). Livestock rule: Livestock, including horses, are prohibited except as permitted within this Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000298",
 "municipality": "High River",
 "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.highriver.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of High River Animal Bylaw No. 4567-2019",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-02-24",
   "document_url": "https://highriver.civicweb.net/filepro/document/40602/Bylaw%204567-2019%20-%20Animal%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits up to 3 hens (no roosters) per licensed property under an Urban Chicken licence with coop and husbandry requirements; separately licenses Urban Bees; general Livestock-keeping and pigeons are otherwise prohibited in town.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "54179f6642b8bfed2fbfcb789419b0804df29cb54f5ff21328db03180d89a4e7",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4567-2019",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/54179f6642b8bfed2fbfcb789419b0804df29cb54f5ff21328db03180d89a4e7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "three (3)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock, including horses, are prohibited except as permitted within this Bylaw.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Annual Town License required for Urban Bees and Urban Chickens; fee as set out in the current Town of High River Rate Bylaw. Beekeepers must register annually with Alberta Agriculture and obtain a Premises Identification (PID); Urban Chicken Owners must obtain a PID."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 12(c)(ii)",
    "max_hens": "s. 92",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 93",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 12(c)(i)",
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock, except as permitted within this Bylaw",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 18(c)-(d); s. 21(h); s. 77; s. 82; s. 83; s. 89"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/high-river/backyard-hens/bylaw-4567-2019/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/high-river/backyard-hens/"
}