{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Starland County, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Bylaw 2000 Hamlet Chicken Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 6. Livestock rule: Agricultural operations, including keeping livestock, are neither permitted or discretionary use in Hamlet Area under Land Use Bylaw. Permit or licence: Premises Identification (PID) under the Alberta Animal Health Act, SA 2007 c A-40.2; no fee stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000432",
 "municipality": "Starland 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.starlandcounty.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 2000 Hamlet Chicken Bylaw",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-05-08",
   "document_url": "http://www.starlandcounty.com/vertical/sites/%7B27020476-4431-4EE6-9E32-5A73B290D9BC%7D/uploads/Bylaw_2000_Hamlet_Chicken_Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the keeping of chickens within Starland County hamlets, setting limits on numbers, enclosure requirements, and conditions of keeping.",
   "capture_sha256": "564856c845d4d803878e448b5742b1889d363aeedf7e66cc598f194130643a32",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "2000",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/564856c845d4d803878e448b5742b1889d363aeedf7e66cc598f194130643a32.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Agricultural operations, including keeping livestock, are neither permitted or discretionary use in Hamlet Area under Land Use Bylaw.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Premises Identification (PID) under the Alberta Animal Health Act, SA 2007 c A-40.2; no fee stated."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "authorize keeping Chickens within specified areas",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.1(b)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.1(a)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2.1(j)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 4.1(q)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/starland-county/backyard-hens/bylaw-2000/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/starland-county/backyard-hens/"
}