{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 Land Use Bylaw No. 25-1000, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: six (6) hens per site.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000357",
 "municipality": "Municipal District of Greenview No. 16",
 "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://mdgreenview.ab.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 Land Use Bylaw No. 25-1000",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-07-08",
   "document_url": "https://mdgreenview.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LUB-Draft-25-1000-Consolidated-Nov-18-2025_reduced.pdf",
   "summary": "Sec 6.5 Backyard Beekeeping/hens: max 6 hens per site for personal egg use, no roosters; backyard beekeeping permitted (exempt in CR-1/A-1/A-2 districts) with siting/setback rules.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "4f6bfc98e3201f62cf3da4b246abb77b78c3919809b682fcdf7546c52c31fae5",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "16",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4f6bfc98e3201f62cf3da4b246abb77b78c3919809b682fcdf7546c52c31fae5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six (6) hens per site",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "A valid development permit must be obtained through the Development Authority to operate a backyard beekeeping operation, except for parcels in CR-1, A-1 and A-2 Districts which are exempt.",
    "setback": "Coop and pen: at least 2.5 m (8.2 ft) from exterior side parcel line, interior side parcel line, and rear parcel line; beehive: not within 6.5 m (21.3 ft) of any property boundary."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 6.6",
    "max_hens": "s. 6.6(1)(b)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 6.6(1)(b)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 6.5",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 6.5(2)",
    "setback": "s. 6.6(1)(f); s. 6.5(1)(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/municipal-district-of-greenview-no-16/backyard-hens/bylaw-16/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/municipal-district-of-greenview-no-16/backyard-hens/"
}