{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Lacombe County, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Lacombe County Land Use Bylaw No. 1237/17 (Parts 1-8), verified 2026-09-27. Permit or licence: No development permit required for keeping of animals in any residential district.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000321",
 "municipality": "Lacombe 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": "https://www.lacombecounty.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Lacombe County Land Use Bylaw No. 1237/17 (Parts 1-8)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-07-06",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/lacombecounty-018-ca/media/ov1phodz/lub-pt-1-8_april-9-2026_protected.pdf",
   "summary": "Residential districts allow up to 6 poultry (no roosters) in a secure coop with setbacks, plus up to 1 beehive/apiary set back 9.14m from dwellings and 3.05m from boundaries; livestock generally prohibited in these districts, with a development-permit path to exceed limits.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "1a9a730453fb922c7d1232e9483aaded609df052eaaa539eedbbc198e90ca15f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1237/17",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1a9a730453fb922c7d1232e9483aaded609df052eaaa539eedbbc198e90ca15f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_or_licence": "No development permit required for keeping of animals in any residential district"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.2(2)(u)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/lacombe-county/backyard-hens/bylaw-1237-17/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/lacombe-county/backyard-hens/"
}