{
 "answer": "In the Village of Mannville, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Chicken Bylaw 2015-808, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: five (5). Livestock rule: Urban Area: agricultural operations, including keeping livestock, are neither permitted nor discretionary under Land Use Bylaw. Permit or licence: Chicken License required; license fee as per the master rates bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000340",
 "municipality": "Mannville",
 "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.mannville.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Chicken Bylaw 2015-808",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-07-21",
   "document_url": "https://mannville.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2015-808-Chicken-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the keeping of chickens within the Village of Mannville, including permitted numbers and enclosure requirements.",
   "capture_sha256": "0e02dde9a34903262f8b151d244b124afea65094f08f8fe810d5b7a75063ebe4",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "2015-808",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0e02dde9a34903262f8b151d244b124afea65094f08f8fe810d5b7a75063ebe4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "five (5)",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Urban Area: agricultural operations, including keeping livestock, are neither permitted nor discretionary under Land Use Bylaw.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Chicken License required; license fee as per the master rates bylaw."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5",
    "max_hens": "s. 5",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2(i)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/mannville/backyard-hens/bylaw-2015-808/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/mannville/backyard-hens/"
}