{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Rocky View County, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Rocky View County Land Use Bylaw C-8000-2020, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 10. Livestock rule: Livestock permitted in R-RUR, R-CRD and any parcel where Agricultural (General) is listed; maximum animal units by parcel size in Table 3. Permit or licence: No Development Permit required for Livestock (s. 150(a)) or Beekeeping (s. 92(e)); no fee stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000407",
 "municipality": "Rocky View County",
 "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.rockyview.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rocky View County Land Use Bylaw C-8000-2020",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-09-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.rockyview.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/RVC-Land-Use-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Up to 10 hens (no roosters) allowed on Residential District parcels under 1.4ha with no development permit; larger acreages may keep livestock/poultry per an Animal Unit table (e.g. 20 poultry = 1 animal unit) in R-RUR/R-CRD/Agricultural districts.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "21bfb6b43daba3a0ba9d0b4398fc1f9aae803a128f34622e58155071412e5f7c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "C-8000-2020",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/21bfb6b43daba3a0ba9d0b4398fc1f9aae803a128f34622e58155071412e5f7c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "10",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock permitted in R-RUR, R-CRD and any parcel where Agricultural (General) is listed; maximum animal units by parcel size in Table 3.",
    "permit_or_licence": "No Development Permit required for Livestock (s. 150(a)) or Beekeeping (s. 92(e)); no fee stated.",
    "setback": "Beehives shall follow the same setbacks for Accessory Buildings in a given District."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "\"up to ten (10) chickens (hens, no roosters) are allowed\"",
    "max_hens": "\"up to ten (10) chickens (hens, no roosters) are allowed\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "\"up to ten (10) chickens (hens, no roosters) are allowed\"",
    "bees_permitted": "\"Where Beekeeping is a permitted use in a Residential District\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 148(a); s. 149(a)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 150(a); s. 92(e)",
    "setback": "\"Beehives shall follow the same setbacks for Accessory Buildings\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/rocky-view-county/backyard-hens/bylaw-c-8000-2020/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/rocky-view-county/backyard-hens/"
}