{
 "answer": "In the City of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by City of Fort Saskatchewan Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw C11-24, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Livestock, including horses, are Prohibited Animals and shall not be kept on any property in the City unless a Development Permit is issued. Permit or licence: Development Permit required for Prohibited Animals (including bees); no fee stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000279",
 "municipality": "Fort Saskatchewan",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://fortsask.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Fort Saskatchewan Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw C11-24",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-11-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.fortsask.ca/media/cmcf1aqq/responsible-pet-ownership-bylaw-c11-24.pdf",
   "summary": "Lists livestock (including poultry such as chickens) and bees (unless a permit is issued) as prohibited animals in the City, and caps pigeons/rabbits at 4 combined per premises in enclosed pens.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "b212c1dcc4789b8b2f16bf441b0e0e354bbea700ed7b11fee379e5514a247028",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b212c1dcc4789b8b2f16bf441b0e0e354bbea700ed7b11fee379e5514a247028.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock, including horses, are Prohibited Animals and shall not be kept on any property in the City unless a Development Permit is issued.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Development Permit required for Prohibited Animals (including bees); no fee stated"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2(w), s. 2(o), s. 2(x), s. 10.1",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 2(x)(ii); s. 10.1(b)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 10.1; s. 2(o), (x)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 10.1(b); s. 2(x)(ii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/fort-saskatchewan/backyard-hens/city-of-fort-saskatchewan-responsible-pet-ownership-bylaw/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/fort-saskatchewan/backyard-hens/"
}