{
 "answer": "In the Town of Spirit River, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Spirit River Animal Control Bylaw No. 992, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep Livestock within the Town boundaries without the approval of Town Council.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000426",
 "municipality": "Spirit River",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofspiritriver.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Spirit River Animal Control Bylaw No. 992",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://townofspiritriver.civicweb.net/document/7028",
   "summary": "No person may keep Livestock within Town boundaries without Council approval; 'Livestock' is defined to include pigeons, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, geese, guinea fowl or poultry of any kind, unless part of an approved Urban Hen policy or bylaw (Sec. 18); fine $100.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "a2565ee402d85551d8edcbf4ffd8761dac493c8b9efe54b834e2fdc26a14e14a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "992",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a2565ee402d85551d8edcbf4ffd8761dac493c8b9efe54b834e2fdc26a14e14a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep Livestock within the Town boundaries without the approval of Town Council.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Animal license required for dogs/cats over 6 months; yearly dog/cat license $30.00; dangerous dog license $500.00. Livestock requires Town Council approval (no fee stated)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2(k)(ii); s. 18(a)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 18(a)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3(a); Schedule \"A\"; s. 18(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/spirit-river/backyard-hens/bylaw-992/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/spirit-river/backyard-hens/"
}