{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Big Lakes County, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Big Lakes County Land Use Bylaw No. 26-2024, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 12. Livestock rule: In Country Residential District, livestock limited by animal-unit table; parcels under 0.4 ha allow only ducks, hens, household pets. Permit or licence: Discretionary use development permit required for keeping animals not in accordance with s.4.33(c); no fee stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000187",
 "municipality": "Big Lakes 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": "https://www.biglakescounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Big Lakes County Land Use Bylaw No. 26-2024",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://biglakescounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Consolidated-LUB-Bylaw-No-26-2024-August-2026-1.pdf",
   "summary": "LUB permits ducks/hens plus household pets in hamlets (no other animals on small parcels); Country Residential parcels may keep livestock per a table (12 poultry = 1 animal unit), capped at 6 animal units, with fenced on-site confinement required.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "e3cba52a6eb4c49a455cf9b9b840055505349f60c0bb0bea96936ccdfbaf24c2",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "26-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e3cba52a6eb4c49a455cf9b9b840055505349f60c0bb0bea96936ccdfbaf24c2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "12",
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "In Country Residential District, livestock limited by animal-unit table; parcels under 0.4 ha allow only ducks, hens, household pets.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Discretionary use development permit required for keeping animals not in accordance with s.4.33(c); no fee stated."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.33(a)-(b)",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.33(c) table",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 3.4 (Apiary, Discretionary)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.33(b)-(c)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 4.33(i)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/big-lakes-county/backyard-hens/bylaw-26-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/big-lakes-county/backyard-hens/"
}