{
 "answer": "In the Village of Consort, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Consort Animal Control Bylaw #A-808, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Bovine, equine, porcine, reptilian or ruminant animals prohibited unless property exceeds one acre and Council approves.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000231",
 "municipality": "Consort",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.consort.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Consort Animal Control Bylaw #A-808",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.consort.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/bylaw-808-part-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping chickens, turkeys, geese or poultry of any kind unless part of a Council-approved commercial undertaking; bans bovine/equine/porcine/ruminant livestock unless the parcel exceeds 1 acre with Council approval; caps rabbits/pigeons at 4 per residential property.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "101a404128dc91ed64c54344e55213278192085db22d22b7e3170ef6aeda73fe",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "A-808",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/101a404128dc91ed64c54344e55213278192085db22d22b7e3170ef6aeda73fe.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Bovine, equine, porcine, reptilian or ruminant animals prohibited unless property exceeds one acre and Council approves."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 15(2)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 15(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/consort/backyard-hens/bylaw-a-808/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/consort/backyard-hens/"
}