{
 "answer": "In the Town of Killam, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Killam Land Use Bylaw No. 880 (consolidated with amendments to Dec 17, 2024), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: The keeping of livestock, (including poultry and bees), unless otherwise permitted or licensed under another bylaw is prohibited in residential districts.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000315",
 "municipality": "Killam",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.killam.ab.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Killam Land Use Bylaw No. 880 (consolidated with amendments to Dec 17, 2024)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.town.killam.ab.ca/sites/1/files/2025-01/Byalw%20880%20-%20Land%20Use%20Bylaw%20-%20Final_0.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 46.5: keeping livestock, including poultry and bees, is prohibited in residential districts unless otherwise permitted or licensed under another bylaw (no such licensing bylaw exists).",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "3c6c1cb183e0fd088e10e0116f03142d484e758392b1888777ad1ec892246b22",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "880",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3c6c1cb183e0fd088e10e0116f03142d484e758392b1888777ad1ec892246b22.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "The keeping of livestock, (including poultry and bees), unless otherwise permitted or licensed under another bylaw is prohibited in residential districts."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 46.5",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 46.5",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 46.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/killam/backyard-hens/bylaw-880/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/killam/backyard-hens/"
}