{
 "answer": "In the Village of Alliance, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Alliance Bylaw #2024-04 – Keeping and Controlling of Animals, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Unlawful to harbour any large mammal or young on occupied land/premises, except grazing livestock on land remaining in agricultural use.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000166",
 "municipality": "Alliance",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.villageofalliance.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Alliance Bylaw #2024-04 – Keeping and Controlling of Animals",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.villageofalliance.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2024-04_Animal-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Unlawful to harbour live poultry, bees, or large mammals on residential property, subject to exceptions for development-permitted uses; grazing livestock is allowed on land within the Village that remains in agricultural use.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "2484fc61705b6f9ca0f7b606c905c4e08d661fa2a0892d5543380b4850ab592e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-04",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2484fc61705b6f9ca0f7b606c905c4e08d661fa2a0892d5543380b4850ab592e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Unlawful to harbour any large mammal or young on occupied land/premises, except grazing livestock on land remaining in agricultural use.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Dog over 6 months must register; annual fee per master rate bylaw. Schedule A (Before March 1st): Altered Dog $15.00; Unaltered Dog $20.00; Vicious Dog $110.00; Dog Tag Replacement $10.00; Hobby license (3 dogs or more) $250.00 (in addition to annual license for each dog)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.A.ii",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 3.A.iii",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.A.i; s. 3.E",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 8.A; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/alliance/backyard-hens/bylaw-2024-04/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/alliance/backyard-hens/"
}