{
 "answer": "In the Village of Holden, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Holden Backyard Chicken Bylaw No. 3-2024, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 4 chickens per license. Setback: 1 metre of side or rear property lines; 3 metres of a dwelling.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000302",
 "municipality": "Holden",
 "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.village.holden.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Holden Backyard Chicken Bylaw No. 3-2024",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-04-15",
   "document_url": "https://holden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bylaw-Backyard-Chicken-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Allows keeping backyard hens (no roosters) under a development-permit-based licence: max 4 hens per licence, max 10 licences village-wide, with coop-size and siting standards.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "635dcdc178366e78276b1c3033ad4adc246f58535dcc91086009d721aa3df9ec",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "3-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/635dcdc178366e78276b1c3033ad4adc246f58535dcc91086009d721aa3df9ec.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "4 chickens per license",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence required; non-refundable Licence fee in the amount prescribed by the Village Council; Coop Approval required with fee; Premises Identification under Alberta Animal Health Act.",
    "setback": "1 metre of side or rear property lines; 3 metres of a dwelling"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "residents to raise backyard chickens",
    "max_hens": "s. 3(n)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4(a)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 6(b); s. 7(c)(i); s. 7(b)(iv)",
    "setback": "s. 22(a)-(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/holden/backyard-hens/bylaw-3-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/holden/backyard-hens/"
}