{
 "answer": "In the Village of Myrnam, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Urban Hen Bylaw 2024-06, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: five (5) Urban Hens on a single property of less than one (1) acre; ten (10) Urban Hens per acre on a single property. Permit or licence: Urban Hen Registration Application and validation required; annual $10.00 Urban Hen License fee. Setback: minimum of 3.0 metres (9.8 ft) from the principle dwelling; minimum of 1.0 metre (3.3. ft) from any property line.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000372",
 "municipality": "Myrnam",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.myrnam.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Urban Hen Bylaw 2024-06",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.myrnam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024-06-Urban-Hen-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits and regulates the keeping of urban hens (backyard chickens) in Myrnam.",
   "capture_sha256": "18cccf3e14ee7482d5fe33aee62fc0c72ffa0817cfd942f74220f531be5b3c34",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "2024-06",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/18cccf3e14ee7482d5fe33aee62fc0c72ffa0817cfd942f74220f531be5b3c34.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "five (5) Urban Hens on a single property of less than one (1) acre; ten (10) Urban Hens per acre on a single property",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Urban Hen Registration Application and validation required; annual $10.00 Urban Hen License fee",
    "setback": "minimum of 3.0 metres (9.8 ft) from the principle dwelling; minimum of 1.0 metre (3.3. ft) from any property line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.1; s. 7.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.1(a)-(b)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4.4(a)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 7.1; s. 7.3(b)",
    "setback": "s. 5.2(b)-(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/myrnam/backyard-hens/bylaw-2024-06/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/myrnam/backyard-hens/"
}