{
 "answer": "In the Town of Cardston, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Cardston Bylaw 1696 - Animal Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep any Livestock Animal in any part of the corporate limits of the Town of Cardston without first obtaining a permit. Permit or licence: Livestock Animal permit required; Animal Permit fee $15.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000212",
 "municipality": "Cardston",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.cardston.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Cardston Bylaw 1696 - Animal Bylaw",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-08-13",
   "document_url": "http://www.cardston.ca/public/download/files/213164",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to keep any 'Livestock Animal' in Town (definition includes poultry, ducks, geese, doves, alpaca); caps unpermitted keeping at 2 animals; animals must be penned/fenced; keeping permit is Form ME-1602.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "f74fb6be6d6e8757c6cf00a294f5152d1062112e154992ffb4c49a9255b6c4e0",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1696",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f74fb6be6d6e8757c6cf00a294f5152d1062112e154992ffb4c49a9255b6c4e0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep any Livestock Animal in any part of the corporate limits of the Town of Cardston without first obtaining a permit",
    "permit_or_licence": "Livestock Animal permit required; Animal Permit fee $15"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 28.5",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 27",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 27; Appendix \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/cardston/backyard-hens/bylaw-1696/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/cardston/backyard-hens/"
}