{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by County of Warner No. 5 Animal Control Bylaw 925-16, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 10 fowl per lot. Livestock rule: Without obtaining consent from Council permits shall not be issued for horses, cattle, swine, donkeys, mules, oxen, sheep, goats. Permit or licence: Hamlet Animal and Fowl Application issued by the County Office.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000244",
 "municipality": "County of Warner No. 5",
 "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.countyofwarner5.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "County of Warner No. 5 Animal Control Bylaw 925-16",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.warnercounty.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=791bc844-02a0-4da2-9e11-deeb468b978b",
   "summary": "In the Hamlets of New Dayton and Wrentham, a permit is required to keep animals/fowl: minimum 0.1 acre per fowl, max 10 fowl per lot, no roosters permitted; permits for horses/cattle/swine etc. need Council consent; household pets capped at 3 (max 2 dogs) per hamlet parcel.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "9bf13f9d54b0ab6e3ee05513c64ed915fb0f4a8da7513f39ea721b80a8dcf681",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "5",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9bf13f9d54b0ab6e3ee05513c64ed915fb0f4a8da7513f39ea721b80a8dcf681.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "10 fowl per lot",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Without obtaining consent from Council permits shall not be issued for horses, cattle, swine, donkeys, mules, oxen, sheep, goats",
    "permit_or_licence": "Hamlet Animal and Fowl Application issued by the County Office"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "\"Minimum of 0.1 acres per fowl with a maximum of 10 fowl per lot\"",
    "max_hens": "\"Minimum of 0.1 acres per fowl with a maximum of 10 fowl per lot\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "\"Permits shall not be issued for Roosters\"",
    "livestock_rule": "\"Without obtaining consent from Council permits shall not be issued for horses, cattle, swine\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "\"without first obtaining a Hamlet Animal and Fowl Application issued by the County Office\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/county-of-warner-no-5/backyard-hens/bylaw-5/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/county-of-warner-no-5/backyard-hens/"
}