{
 "answer": "In the Town of Cochrane, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Cochrane Animal Bylaw No. 04/2016, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep Livestock in any area of the Town except where allowed under the Land Use Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000229",
 "municipality": "Cochrane",
 "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.cochrane.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Cochrane Animal Bylaw No. 04/2016",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.cochrane.ca/media/356",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping Livestock -- defined to include chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and pheasants -- anywhere in Town except where allowed under the Land Use Bylaw, and outright bans keeping pigeons anywhere in Town.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "17f62f74a8eb22c6f36db18c23d63d954321525f346d7b769081ca1fd33274b5",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "04/2016",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/17f62f74a8eb22c6f36db18c23d63d954321525f346d7b769081ca1fd33274b5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep Livestock in any area of the Town except where allowed under the Land Use Bylaw."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 27"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/cochrane/backyard-hens/bylaw-04-2016/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/cochrane/backyard-hens/"
}