{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Kneehill County, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Kneehill County Land Use Bylaw No. 1808 (Section 60, Hen Regulations), verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: no more than four (4) mature hens. Livestock rule: Livestock (with the exemption of licensed hens) shall not be maintained or kept at any density on parcels of land within any Hamlet District. Permit or licence: Hen Permit and Premises Identification Number required; renewal annually (no charge).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000317",
 "municipality": "Kneehill County",
 "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.kneehillcounty.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Kneehill County Land Use Bylaw No. 1808 (Section 60, Hen Regulations)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.kneehillcounty.com/DocumentCenter/View/4380",
   "summary": "Hen Permit + PID required to keep 2-4 mature hens in County Residential/Hamlet districts; no roosters, no selling hen products, coop with nest box/perch required. Other livestock allowed on agricultural parcels ≤20 acres per a per-acre table (e.g. 1 cow/acre, 30 chickens/acre), exceeding it needs a Livestock Development Permit.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "256439ba2ee69ff4ab1f7202a7938dae9a19f62c16465714f409a9ac9d752a15",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1808",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/256439ba2ee69ff4ab1f7202a7938dae9a19f62c16465714f409a9ac9d752a15.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "no more than four (4) mature hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock (with the exemption of licensed hens) shall not be maintained or kept at any density on parcels of land within any Hamlet District.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Hen Permit and Premises Identification Number required; renewal annually (no charge)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s.60(2)",
    "max_hens": "s.60(8)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s.60(10)(i)",
    "livestock_rule": "s.59(4)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s.60(1); 'renew annually (no charge)'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/kneehill-county/backyard-hens/regulations-1808/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/kneehill-county/backyard-hens/"
}