{
 "answer": "In the City of Spruce Grove, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by City of Spruce Grove Bylaw C-1313-24 Hens Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: no more than six (6) Hens. Permit or licence: Hen Keeping Licence required; fee prescribed in Development Fees and Fines Bylaw, as amended.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000428",
 "municipality": "Spruce Grove",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://sprucegrove.org",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Spruce Grove Bylaw C-1313-24 Hens Bylaw",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.sprucegrove.org/media/7568/hens-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the keeping of hens within the City of Spruce Grove.",
   "capture_sha256": "e366d0ff912cd2fd29311f96f8a497c99c13582db439622c7505e965464048ac",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "C-1313-24",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e366d0ff912cd2fd29311f96f8a497c99c13582db439622c7505e965464048ac.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "no more than six (6) Hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Hen Keeping Licence required; fee prescribed in Development Fees and Fines Bylaw, as amended",
    "setback": "minimum of 1.2 metres from all adjacent property lines and 1.5 metres from the dwelling; minimum of 3 metres from dwelling windows and doors of neighbouring properties"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.2",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.1(c)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.4(b); s. 5.1(a)(i)",
    "setback": "s. 6.3; s. 6.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/spruce-grove/backyard-hens/bylaw-c-1313-24/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/spruce-grove/backyard-hens/"
}