{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Wheatland County, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Wheatland County Land Use Bylaw No. 2016-01, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No farm animals or livestock are allowed on parcels with a Hamlet designation or in S-LDR, S-MDR, and DC-7 (Lakes of Muirfield).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000476",
 "municipality": "Wheatland 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.wheatlandcounty.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Wheatland County Land Use Bylaw No. 2016-01",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-05-02",
   "document_url": "https://wheatlandcounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/LUB-2016-01-Approved-20260603-Amendments-.pdf",
   "summary": "Backyard Hens allowed as accessory use: coop max 10 m² floor area, 2-6 hens per parcel, hens confined to coop, no sale of eggs/meat/manure, no on-site slaughter. Backyard Beehives: max 1 hive/4 supers, sited in rear yard away from neighbouring homes.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "5059a1b2d686b4a360d8eb4efc4bd624e7d6def0b56486e330425eb9e33b422e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2016-01",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5059a1b2d686b4a360d8eb4efc4bd624e7d6def0b56486e330425eb9e33b422e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "No farm animals or livestock are allowed on parcels with a Hamlet designation or in S-LDR, S-MDR, and DC-7 (Lakes of Muirfield)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "Animal Controls"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/wheatland-county/backyard-hens/bylaw-2016-01/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/wheatland-county/backyard-hens/"
}