{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of Mewatha Beach, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Summer Village of Mewatha Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 03-23, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No fur bearing animals, fowl or livestock other than domestic pets shall be permitted on parcels within the Summer Village of Mewatha Beach.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000345",
 "municipality": "Mewatha Beach",
 "status_type": "Summer Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.mymewathabeach.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Mewatha Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 03-23",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://mymewathabeach.com/Mewatha/Bylaws/03-23%20Land%20Use%20Bylaw%20-%20Full%20Document.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 5.6 \"Keeping of Animals\" prohibits fur-bearing animals, fowl (incl. hens) or livestock other than domestic pets anywhere in the Summer Village.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "c2165992ea41ea046b9e57ae7c5cab9072a199b90a5115ea3d1a41c2409950cd",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "03-23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c2165992ea41ea046b9e57ae7c5cab9072a199b90a5115ea3d1a41c2409950cd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No fur bearing animals, fowl or livestock other than domestic pets shall be permitted on parcels within the Summer Village of Mewatha Beach."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.6(1)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.6(1)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5.6(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/mewatha-beach/backyard-hens/bylaw-03-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/mewatha-beach/backyard-hens/"
}