{
 "answer": "In the Town of Vermilion, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Vermilion Urban Laying Hen Bylaw No. 7-2024, verified 2026-09-27. Permit or licence: Urban Laying Hen License required; Premises Identification (PID) required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000459",
 "municipality": "Vermilion",
 "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.vermilion.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Vermilion Urban Laying Hen Bylaw No. 7-2024",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.vermilion.ca/media/x13dxvk0/bylaw-no-7-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits and regulates the keeping of urban laying hens within Vermilion, including flock size, coop requirements, and licensing.",
   "capture_sha256": "f49927b2e41487b269390e831689205fab4cc1490914416250220e768c493348",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "7-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f49927b2e41487b269390e831689205fab4cc1490914416250220e768c493348.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Urban Laying Hen License required; Premises Identification (PID) required"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2(a)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 2(a); s. 13(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/vermilion/backyard-hens/bylaw-7-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/vermilion/backyard-hens/"
}