{
 "answer": "In the City of Brooks, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by City of Brooks Animal Control Bylaw 25/07, Section 31 (Urban Hens), verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: six (6). Livestock rule: No person shall keep Livestock in any area of the City of Brooks without prior permission from the Chief Administrative Officer. Permit or licence: Hen Licence required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000203",
 "municipality": "Brooks",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.brooks.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Brooks Animal Control Bylaw 25/07, Section 31 (Urban Hens)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-06-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.brooks.ca/DocumentCenter/View/4333/Animal-Control-Bylaw",
   "summary": "Licensed Urban Hens program: 2-6 hens per property (min lot 503 sq m, single-family only), no roosters, no sale/slaughter, coop setback 1.5m from property lines; keeping livestock (incl. poultry) elsewhere in the City requires CAO permission.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "124d327b72f577cd253195c18ba5114d19d0e925d20c5f048a973fafcccaa76a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "25/07",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/124d327b72f577cd253195c18ba5114d19d0e925d20c5f048a973fafcccaa76a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six (6)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep Livestock in any area of the City of Brooks without prior permission from the Chief Administrative Officer.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Hen Licence required",
    "setback": "at least 1.5m from the property line(s)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3100; s. 3108",
    "max_hens": "s. 3112",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3101",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2300",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3100; s. 3102",
    "setback": "s. 3118"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/brooks/backyard-hens/bylaw-25-07/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/brooks/backyard-hens/"
}