{
 "answer": "In the Village of Linden, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Linden Animal Control Bylaw 2024-01, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: no more than six (6) Urban Hens. Livestock rule: No person shall keep livestock within the Village; temporary exceptions include veterinary clinics, exhibition grounds, or areas allowing Extensive Agriculture. Permit or licence: Urban Hen License required; fee $20.00. Urban Beekeeping License required; fee $20.00. Premises Identification Number required to keep Urban Hens.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000331",
 "municipality": "Linden",
 "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.linden.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Linden Animal Control Bylaw 2024-01",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-03-11",
   "document_url": "https://linden.civicweb.net/document/29996",
   "summary": "Bans keeping livestock, pot-bellied pigs, poultry/fowl or bee colonies without a licence; residents may apply for an Urban Hen Licence to keep 2-6 hens (no roosters), each hen needing 0.37 sq m of coop space and a nest box per four birds.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "bc100833a1fce213440d21abffba5ebc5316a390530ef7cc598348f5a4b46faf",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-01",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bc100833a1fce213440d21abffba5ebc5316a390530ef7cc598348f5a4b46faf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "no more than six (6) Urban Hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep livestock within the Village; temporary exceptions include veterinary clinics, exhibition grounds, or areas allowing Extensive Agriculture.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Urban Hen License required; fee $20.00. Urban Beekeeping License required; fee $20.00. Premises Identification Number required to keep Urban Hens.",
    "setback": "Hives: minimum 3 metres from all property lines; beekeeping sites at least 25 metres from any public place."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 11.2",
    "max_hens": "s. 11.7",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 11.9(a)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 11.12",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5.2(a); s. 5.3",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 11.1; s. 11.9(b); s. 11.12; Schedule \"A\"",
    "setback": "s. 11.30(a); \"Beekeeping sites must be located at least twenty-five (25) metres\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/linden/backyard-hens/bylaw-2024-01/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/linden/backyard-hens/"
}