{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of County of St. Paul No. 19, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by County of St. Paul No. 19 Keeping of Animals Bylaw 2023-06, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: twelve (12) poultry/fowl. Livestock rule: No livestock except dogs, cats, and max 2 pot bellied pigs or domestic pets on lots under 1.2 ha; CR1 livestock by animal units. Permit or licence: Development and building permits required if poultry/fowl house exceeds 13.9 square metres (150 square feet).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000240",
 "municipality": "County of St. Paul No. 19",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.county.stpaul.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "County of St. Paul No. 19 Keeping of Animals Bylaw 2023-06",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-03-14",
   "document_url": "https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/oc-county.stpaul.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/29151631/Keeping-of-Animals_Bylaw-2023-06_March-14-2023_.pdf",
   "summary": "Up to 12 poultry/fowl (no roosters) allowed on Country Residential 1/General Urban parcels under 1.2ha, in a rear-yard pen setback 3m, not free-range; livestock elsewhere on CR1 acreages capped by animal units per lot size; max 2 pot-bellied pigs on small lots, domestic pigs banned on CR1/Urban.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "76ddcab990922c9daa8d734eda8de9d57e032e1600e8699d484189c029cc5a44",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "19",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/76ddcab990922c9daa8d734eda8de9d57e032e1600e8699d484189c029cc5a44.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "twelve (12) poultry/fowl",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No livestock except dogs, cats, and max 2 pot bellied pigs or domestic pets on lots under 1.2 ha; CR1 livestock by animal units.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Development and building permits required if poultry/fowl house exceeds 13.9 square metres (150 square feet)",
    "setback": "minimum of 3 metres (9.8 feet) from side and rear property boundaries"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.3",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.3(a)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4.3",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.2; s. 4.4",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 4.3(e)",
    "setback": "s. 4.3(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/county-of-st-paul-no-19/backyard-hens/bylaw-19/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/county-of-st-paul-no-19/backyard-hens/"
}