{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 Land Use Bylaw No. 10-26, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: Maximum of ten (10) chickens (R-1 parcels in the Hamlet of Benchlands and CR parcels). Livestock rule: Livestock prohibited in Hamlet/Country Residential except per Table 36; Benchlands allows max 2 horses/llamas per parcel, total 10. Permit or licence: Development Permit required for all Livestock uses; fee not stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000354",
 "municipality": "Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.mdbighorn.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 Land Use Bylaw No. 10-26",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.mdbighorn.ca/DocumentCenter/View/5575/MD_of_Bighorn_LUB-FINAL_V13_AUG14_2026_INTERACTIVE_compressed",
   "summary": "Section D.2.2 prohibits Livestock in Hamlet/Country Residential districts except per Table 36's Animal Unit densities (20 chickens/ducks/geese/turkeys/rabbits/roosters/peacocks = 1 unit); keeping Chickens is separately regulated with coop/enclosure rules and up to 10 chickens allowed in some districts, with temporary front-yard grazing only inside a secured pen.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "434158864d8c8aeddd7f10943f300f07962206c38ea6ec9b37fa22606e861274",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "8",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/434158864d8c8aeddd7f10943f300f07962206c38ea6ec9b37fa22606e861274.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "Maximum of ten (10) chickens (R-1 parcels in the Hamlet of Benchlands and CR parcels)",
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock prohibited in Hamlet/Country Residential except per Table 36; Benchlands allows max 2 horses/llamas per parcel, total 10.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Development Permit required for all Livestock uses; fee not stated",
    "setback": "9.1 m (30.0 ft) from any property line; not within front yard"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "D.2.2.7; Table 36",
    "max_hens": "\"Maximum of ten (10) chickens only\"",
    "livestock_rule": "D.2.2.1; Table 36",
    "permit_or_licence": "D.2.2.11",
    "setback": "\"be located a minimum of 9.1 m (30.0 ft) from any property line\"; \"shall in no case be located within the front yard\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/municipal-district-of-bighorn-no-8/backyard-hens/bylaw-8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/municipal-district-of-bighorn-no-8/backyard-hens/"
}