{
 "answer": "In the Town of Nanton, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Nanton Animal Bylaw No. 1378/23 and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep or have any Livestock within the Town. Permit or licence: Urban Bees Licence required annually; fee $100 per annum; late payment fee $50.00; Premises Identification (PID) required. Setback: Hives: minimum 3 metres (10 feet) from all property lines; open spaces and adjacent to Pedestrian Walkways also 3 metres (10 feet).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000375",
 "municipality": "Nanton",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.nanton.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Nanton Animal Bylaw No. 1378/23",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-09-18",
   "document_url": "https://www.nanton.ca/sites/19/files/2024-05/1378%20Animal.pdf",
   "summary": "Animal Bylaw bans keeping livestock, wildlife, poultry, bees, or poisonous snakes/reptiles/insects anywhere in Town, except livestock temporarily housed for veterinary/educational/civic purposes, permitted special events like parades, or areas the Land Use Bylaw specifically designates.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "fe02044b8c59a0aacc7f724b5fe88cf02900ea660c6f4803dac5aaf64bdb782b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1378/23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fe02044b8c59a0aacc7f724b5fe88cf02900ea660c6f4803dac5aaf64bdb782b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep or have any Livestock within the Town."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.3(c); s. 3.1(i)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.3(c); s. 3.1(i)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 5.3(d)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5.3(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/nanton/backyard-hens/bylaw-1378-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Nanton Urban Bees Regulation Bylaw No. 1342/20 (\"Bees\")",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-07-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.nanton.ca/media/440",
   "summary": "Urban Bees Regulation Bylaw lets residents keep up to 2 hives per residential parcel for personal, non-commercial honey production, with an annual Town licence and a Premises ID; beekeeping is barred in parks/reserves, and a parcel can't be licensed for both hens and bees unless it's 0.3 acres or larger.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "2276e08f167bb477e5876c149e9714f7077448e1f117920635cf3c3724e9ca75",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1342/20",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2276e08f167bb477e5876c149e9714f7077448e1f117920635cf3c3724e9ca75.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Urban Bees Licence required annually; fee $100 per annum; late payment fee $50.00; Premises Identification (PID) required.",
    "setback": "Hives: minimum 3 metres (10 feet) from all property lines; open spaces and adjacent to Pedestrian Walkways also 3 metres (10 feet)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 1",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.1.3; s. 4.7; s. 5.1; Schedule \"A\"",
    "setback": "s. 6.3(a); s. 6.4; s. 6.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/nanton/backyard-hens/regulations-1342-20/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Nanton Urban Hens / Chickens Bylaw No. 1409/25",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.nanton.ca/media/881",
   "summary": "Urban Hen Bylaw permits up to 4 hens on parcels under 0.3 acres or 6 hens on larger parcels, with a Town-wide cap of 10 hen licences; roosters are prohibited, and each hen needs at least 0.37 sq m of coop floor plus 0.92 sq m of outdoor enclosure.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "0e92cca459108249e52f2c5b15450c134f1315a6e713862b7010df07435ed17f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1409/25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0e92cca459108249e52f2c5b15450c134f1315a6e713862b7010df07435ed17f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "four (4) Hens under 0.3 acres or 1,214 square metres; six (6) Hens equal to or greater than 0.3 acres or 1,214 square metres",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Urban Hen Licence required; fee $60.00 (one time); Premises Identification (PIO) required"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 1",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.8; s. 4.9",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 6.2",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.1.3; s. 5.1; Schedule \"A\"; s. 4.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/nanton/backyard-hens/bylaw-1409-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/nanton/backyard-hens/"
}