{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of Silver Sands, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Summer Village of Silver Sands Animal Control Bylaw No. 343-2024, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep Livestock except in accordance with Land Use Bylaw and on Class 3 - Farmland.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000420",
 "municipality": "Silver Sands",
 "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.summervillageofsilversands.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Silver Sands Animal Control Bylaw No. 343-2024",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-09-19",
   "document_url": "https://nebula.wsimg.com/6ff9ed18b4b3fc1ade98ac577f1e29ba?AccessKeyId=9BB7706A0455B512B592&disposition=0&alloworigin=1",
   "summary": "Bans keeping Livestock -- defined to include chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and other poultry -- anywhere in the Village except on property assessed Class 3 (Farmland); fines $100-$300 (Sched. C.1).",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "106a8b342f7d8e4941886faefa29ed09885c89ac0ab2f4e846022a4c1945f4ff",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "343-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/106a8b342f7d8e4941886faefa29ed09885c89ac0ab2f4e846022a4c1945f4ff.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep Livestock except in accordance with Land Use Bylaw and on Class 3 - Farmland."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. B.30(e); s. C.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. B.30(e); s. C.1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. C.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/silver-sands/backyard-hens/bylaw-343-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/silver-sands/backyard-hens/"
}