{
 "answer": "In the Town of Canmore, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Canmore Animal Control Bylaw 2024-03, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No Person shall own or keep a Prohibited Animal; Prohibited Animal includes cow, goat, pig, or sheep.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000210",
 "municipality": "Canmore",
 "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.canmore.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Canmore Animal Control Bylaw 2024-03",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-03-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.canmore.ca/public/download/files/232505",
   "summary": "Ducks, geese, chickens, turkeys, pigeons, cows, goats, pigs and sheep are all defined 'Prohibited Animals' that no person may keep on any premises; sole exception is up to 12 chickens at Canmore Collegiate High School under school-staff conditions.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "b033980d8bd0cdf60594ca796bd05ce7486eb5a3af0b85ab84502e80e5c59887",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-03",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b033980d8bd0cdf60594ca796bd05ce7486eb5a3af0b85ab84502e80e5c59887.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No Person shall own or keep a Prohibited Animal; Prohibited Animal includes cow, goat, pig, or sheep."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2(aa)(iii); s. 50; s. 51",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 50; s. 2(aa)(ii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/canmore/backyard-hens/bylaw-2024-03/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/canmore/backyard-hens/"
}