{
 "answer": "In the Town of Hinton, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Hinton Animal Control Bylaw No. 1122, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: two (2). Livestock rule: No person shall keep Livestock within the Town except in areas expressly allowed with a permit; horses only on private property with Town approval. Permit or licence: Over-Limit Permit: $100.00 per animal (one-time, lifetime); Livestock/Exotic Animal Permit: $100.00 (one-time, lifetime).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000301",
 "municipality": "Hinton",
 "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.hinton.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Hinton Animal Control Bylaw No. 1122",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-10-02",
   "document_url": "https://www.hinton.ca/DocumentCenter/View/7038/Animal-Control-Bylaw-1122",
   "summary": "Requires a Livestock/Exotic Animal Permit to keep livestock (such as horses, swine, goats, turkeys, ducks, geese and roosters; chickens are excluded from the definition) in a building at least 91.44 m from other occupied premises, and limits each residence to two of any species of animal or fowl unless an application is approved.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "0edd8774db8f64612258bb37948ea43097ad7fcc1f21692b9bad00578447b03b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1122",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0edd8774db8f64612258bb37948ea43097ad7fcc1f21692b9bad00578447b03b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "two (2)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep Livestock within the Town except in areas expressly allowed with a permit; horses only on private property with Town approval.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Over-Limit Permit: $100.00 per animal (one-time, lifetime); Livestock/Exotic Animal Permit: $100.00 (one-time, lifetime)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.1; s. 48.16",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.3; s. 48.20.5",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 25.2; s. 25.3; s. 48.14",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.3; s. 25.1; s. 25.2",
    "permit_or_licence": "Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/hinton/backyard-hens/bylaw-1122/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/hinton/backyard-hens/"
}