{
 "answer": "In the Village of Hughenden, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Hughenden Animal Control Bylaw No. 526-23, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep or harbor Livestock on Residential (R), Commercial (C), Highway commercial/Industrial (CM), Industrial (M), or Community (P) Districts. Permit or licence: License tag required for animal over six months; fee not stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000304",
 "municipality": "Hughenden",
 "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.hughendenab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Hughenden Animal Control Bylaw No. 526-23",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://hughendenab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-526-23-Animal-Control-.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans keeping livestock or poultry (chickens, turkeys, geese, pigeons, ducks) in the Residential, Commercial, Highway Commercial/Industrial, Industrial and Community districts; allows up to 2 livestock or poultry units per parcel only in the Residential Large Lot district.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "a0a330da5ea9b63c11a34159aed37d5540ddef00f5fa6fd7d28cb16510968909",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "526-23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a0a330da5ea9b63c11a34159aed37d5540ddef00f5fa6fd7d28cb16510968909.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep or harbor Livestock on Residential (R), Commercial (C), Highway commercial/Industrial (CM), Industrial (M), or Community (P) Districts.",
    "permit_or_licence": "License tag required for animal over six months; fee not stated."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule \"A\" (8(a))",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 8(a)-(e)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 23(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/hughenden/backyard-hens/bylaw-526-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/hughenden/backyard-hens/"
}