{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 Land Use Bylaw No. 1695, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No fowl or livestock other than domestic pets in Urban General, Country Residential, or Lakeside Residential unless parcel >1.2 ha.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000367",
 "municipality": "Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61",
 "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.mdwainwright.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 Land Use Bylaw No. 1695",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-06-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.mdwainwright.ca/pdfs/development/MD-LUB-1695.pdf",
   "summary": "Country Residential (CR) District: up to 10 laying hens allowed on parcels under 1.2 ha/3 acres (no roosters); larger CR parcels get 1-3 livestock animal units instead. Urban General District prohibits fowl/livestock other than domestic pets (with acreage exceptions).",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "738df522b40254f4b2d0d74212cd7617d226488021c864b7fbe596a775ec4bdf",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "61",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/738df522b40254f4b2d0d74212cd7617d226488021c864b7fbe596a775ec4bdf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "No fowl or livestock other than domestic pets in Urban General, Country Residential, or Lakeside Residential unless parcel >1.2 ha."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 9.7.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/municipal-district-of-wainwright-no-61/backyard-hens/bylaw-61/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/municipal-district-of-wainwright-no-61/backyard-hens/"
}