{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of Waiparous, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Summer Village of Waiparous Land Use Bylaw No. 157-23, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Animals, livestock and poultry are prohibited on any Parcel, except dogs, cats and usual indoor domestic pets.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000466",
 "municipality": "Waiparous",
 "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.waiparous.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Waiparous Land Use Bylaw No. 157-23",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://waiparous.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-157-23-Land-Use.pdf",
   "summary": "Land Use Bylaw Section 13 bans keeping any animals, livestock or poultry on a parcel except dogs, cats and usual indoor pets (must not be a nuisance), bans keeping pets/animals commercially, and bans dog kennels.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "63def8b774cabda309b2a4f42dd068cbc5eacd95bce1ffddc2491963ba83cf12",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "157-23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/63def8b774cabda309b2a4f42dd068cbc5eacd95bce1ffddc2491963ba83cf12.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Animals, livestock and poultry are prohibited on any Parcel, except dogs, cats and usual indoor domestic pets."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "\"animals, livestock or poultry with the exception of dogs, cats\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "\"animals, livestock or poultry with the exception of dogs, cats\"",
    "livestock_rule": "\"animals, livestock or poultry with the exception of dogs, cats and such other usual domestic pets\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/waiparous/backyard-hens/bylaw-157-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/waiparous/backyard-hens/"
}