{
 "answer": "In the Village of Coutts, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Coutts Animal Control By-Law No. 538, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep livestock, poultry or bees, other than one pet rabbit per household, unless location is a farm or legal non-conforming farm/auction market.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000246",
 "municipality": "Coutts",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.couttsalberta.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Coutts Animal Control By-Law No. 538",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-01-07",
   "document_url": "https://b59b45c0-1ca5-4035-b267-204963af043a.usrfiles.com/ugd/b59b45_3a51129d44c741368c6130bc2e0fe25b.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans keeping livestock, poultry or bees anywhere in the Village (one pet rabbit per household excepted), unless the land is classified as a farm under the Land Use Bylaw or has development approval for such a use; livestock/poultry not under direct control must be kept fenced or otherwise secured.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "623adf34ebd015fd194ae37ad152ff5722f8f3b9b3f9854e3fb3efd3963f5fcd",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "538",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/623adf34ebd015fd194ae37ad152ff5722f8f3b9b3f9854e3fb3efd3963f5fcd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep livestock, poultry or bees, other than one pet rabbit per household, unless location is a farm or legal non-conforming farm/auction market."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "\"No person shall keep livestock, poultry or bees, other than one pet rabbit per household\"",
    "bees_permitted": "\"No person shall keep livestock, poultry or bees, other than one pet rabbit per household\"",
    "livestock_rule": "\"No person shall keep livestock, poultry or bees, other than one pet rabbit per household\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/coutts/backyard-hens/bylaw-538/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/coutts/backyard-hens/"
}