{
 "answer": "In the Town of Coaldale, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Coaldale Domestic Animal Bylaw No. 862-R-01-23, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep Livestock unless within the locations listed in s. 3.a. Permit or licence: Written permission from Town required for two goats on property larger than 1 acre; no fee stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000227",
 "municipality": "Coaldale",
 "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.coaldale.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Coaldale Domestic Animal Bylaw No. 862-R-01-23",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-05-23",
   "document_url": "http://www.coaldale.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws-policies/Domestic%20Animal%20Bylaw%20862-R-01-23.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping livestock, poultry, ornamental/exotic/game birds or bees on most residential land except designated agricultural/industrial areas, with a grandfather exemption for landowners who kept livestock before the 2018 annexation; violators face impoundment and fines.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "401cf9bb485ed0752c7cab17fe359c74e59af51b5f2756c24b4e6decea134860",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "862-R-01-23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/401cf9bb485ed0752c7cab17fe359c74e59af51b5f2756c24b4e6decea134860.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep Livestock unless within the locations listed in s. 3.a.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Written permission from Town required for two goats on property larger than 1 acre; no fee stated."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.a; s. 2.a.vii",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 3.a",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.a",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.b.ii"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/coaldale/backyard-hens/bylaw-862-r-01-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/coaldale/backyard-hens/"
}