{
 "answer": "In the Town of Magrath, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Magrath Bylaw No. 1239A - Livestock and Poultry Control Bylaw (Consolidated up to Bylaw 1325), verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: six (6) within the \"No Animal Zone\" and a maximum of twenty (20) in the \"Animal Allowed Zone\". Livestock rule: No livestock in \"No Animal Zone\" without permit; max two animals per acre; properties under 1 acre no livestock; pigs prohibited. Permit or licence: Permit required to keep livestock/poultry in \"No Animal Zone\"; fee per current Fees and Rates Bylaw (amount not stated).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000338",
 "municipality": "Magrath",
 "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.magrath.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Magrath Bylaw No. 1239A - Livestock and Poultry Control Bylaw (Consolidated up to Bylaw 1325)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://magrathab.web.catalisgov.ca/uploads/dm/104010/Bylaw_1239A_Consolidadate_upto_Bylaw_1325.pdf",
   "summary": "Caps poultry (chickens only) at 6 with a permit in the 'No Animal Zone' and 20 without a permit in the 'Animal Allowed Zone'; roosters are prohibited; livestock capped at 2 per acre (1-acre minimum lot), pigs banned outright.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "c1609637c6c624729d9959393b2ff9c33589785b7caeb3c49828ea726ec486a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1239A",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c1609637c6c624729d9959393b2ff9c33589785b7caeb3c49828ea726ec486a1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six (6) within the \"No Animal Zone\" and a maximum of twenty (20) in the \"Animal Allowed Zone\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No livestock in \"No Animal Zone\" without permit; max two animals per acre; properties under 1 acre no livestock; pigs prohibited.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Permit required to keep livestock/poultry in \"No Animal Zone\"; fee per current Fees and Rates Bylaw (amount not stated)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.1; s. 3.3",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.3",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.3",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/magrath/backyard-hens/bylaw-1239a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/magrath/backyard-hens/"
}