{
 "answer": "In the Town of Calmar, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Calmar Urban Hens Bylaw 2023-07, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 4. Permit or licence: Urban Hen License required; application fee and renewed yearly fee as per the Fees and Charges Bylaw. Setback: minimum 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) from each property boundary; 3,0 m from all dwelling windows and doors.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000207",
 "municipality": "Calmar",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.calmar.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Calmar Urban Hens Bylaw 2023-07",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-02-06",
   "document_url": "https://calmar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-07-Urban-Hens-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Licensed keeping of up to 4 hens (no roosters, one coop per property); total licences capped at 1 per 100 population; coop <=2.4m high, setback 1m from property line/3m from windows/doors; no slaughter or sale of eggs/meat; rescinded prior Bylaw 2022-09.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "cc5b2793c0f980718e32a1fb2dfb10b7ba9571bb9d14b9681eccee9825021100",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2023-07",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cc5b2793c0f980718e32a1fb2dfb10b7ba9571bb9d14b9681eccee9825021100.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "4",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Urban Hen License required; application fee and renewed yearly fee as per the Fees and Charges Bylaw",
    "setback": "minimum 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) from each property boundary; 3,0 m from all dwelling windows and doors"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5",
    "max_hens": "s. 5: \"no more than (4) urban hens\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4(a)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5(c)",
    "setback": "s. 13(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/calmar/backyard-hens/bylaw-2023-07/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/calmar/backyard-hens/"
}