{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Mountain View County, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Mountain View County Animal Control Bylaw No. 15/26, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Residential District parcels: Low Density Livestock allowed; Concentrated Livestock may require permit depending on parcel size (Schedule B). Permit or licence: Permit required for keeping Livestock as specified in Schedule \"B\"; fee as indicated in current Fee Schedule Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000351",
 "municipality": "Mountain View 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.mountainviewcounty.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Mountain View County Animal Control Bylaw No. 15/26",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-24",
   "document_url": "https://mountainviewcounty.com/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=ce12ae8e-624b-4ed1-b4a8-1c23fb0d3108",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to keep Livestock (defined to include Poultry: chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks) on parcels under 4.05 ha (10 acres); sets Low-Density and Concentrated Livestock permit densities by parcel size via an Animal Unit table (poultry factor of 25 per unit).",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "4ce02a97eaa2e46fb9064e8c28680ddea2d830dfbd7b5112711af350e46cd2e2",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "15/26",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4ce02a97eaa2e46fb9064e8c28680ddea2d830dfbd7b5112711af350e46cd2e2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Residential District parcels: Low Density Livestock allowed; Concentrated Livestock may require permit depending on parcel size (Schedule B).",
    "permit_or_licence": "Permit required for keeping Livestock as specified in Schedule \"B\"; fee as indicated in current Fee Schedule Bylaw."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2.01(j); Schedule \"A\"; Schedule \"B\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.08–3.11; Schedule \"B\"",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 6.02; s. 6.04"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/mountain-view-county/backyard-hens/bylaw-15-26/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/mountain-view-county/backyard-hens/"
}