{
 "answer": "In the City of Lethbridge, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Bylaw 6475 - Animal Care and Control Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Permit or licence: Pigeon Licence required; annual fee $10 (Schedule D).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000329",
 "municipality": "Lethbridge",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.lethbridge.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 6475 - Animal Care and Control Bylaw",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-01-21",
   "document_url": "https://www.lethbridge.ca/media/yced3k2z/bylaw-6475.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping livestock, poultry or bees anywhere in the City other than up to 2 pet rabbits per household, except on land classified as a farm under the Land Use Bylaw, approved-development agricultural sites, pet shops, the Exhibition Grounds, veterinary clinics, the Sports Centre or the Animal Services Centre.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "c688b7217190e85f0e071dde633afa80a38732aa087eb7382587ef418202d6ab",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "6475",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c688b7217190e85f0e071dde633afa80a38732aa087eb7382587ef418202d6ab.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No keeping Livestock within City unless location is farm, legal non-conforming farm use, pet shop, exhibition grounds, vet clinic, sports centre, or Animal Services Centre.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Pigeon Licence required; annual fee $10 (Schedule D)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "\"No Person shall keep Livestock, Poultry or bees other than two pet rabbits per household\"; \"means chickens, turkeys, geese, and ducks\"",
    "bees_permitted": "\"No Person shall keep Livestock, Poultry or bees other than two pet rabbits per household\"",
    "livestock_rule": "\"No Person shall keep Livestock, Poultry or bees other than two pet rabbits per household\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 14(1); Schedule \"D\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/lethbridge/backyard-hens/bylaw-6475/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/lethbridge/backyard-hens/"
}