{
 "answer": "In the Town of Okotoks, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Livestock Emotional Support Animal Bylaw 23-24 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Permit or licence: LESA licence required; no fee stated. Max hens: four (4) urban hens. Livestock rule: Urban area means lands where agricultural operations, including keeping livestock, are neither a permitted nor discretionary use.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000380",
 "municipality": "Okotoks",
 "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.okotoks.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Livestock Emotional Support Animal Bylaw 23-24",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-06-24",
   "document_url": "http://www.okotoks.ca/sites/default/files/2025-01/Bylaw%2023-24%20Livestock%20Emotional%20Support%20Animal%20REVISED.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping of livestock and emotional support animals within the Town of Okotoks.",
   "capture_sha256": "c9488070cc2540fc7061c0017626ab35863ec7695ecba4b7884b45ce5f3a566e",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "23-24",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c9488070cc2540fc7061c0017626ab35863ec7695ecba4b7884b45ce5f3a566e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_or_licence": "LESA licence required; no fee stated"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 2.2; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/okotoks/backyard-hens/bylaw-23-24/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Urban Hen Bylaw 40-24",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-11-19",
   "document_url": "http://www.okotoks.ca/sites/default/files/2025-01/Bylaw%2040-24%20Urban%20Hen%20Bylaw%20REVISED.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the keeping of urban hens within the Town of Okotoks.",
   "capture_sha256": "7aff6b042dbd44b83d66f7e6cf29aa8842be918ca00f81055c0da8622738ba33",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "40-24",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7aff6b042dbd44b83d66f7e6cf29aa8842be918ca00f81055c0da8622738ba33.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "four (4) urban hens",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Urban area means lands where agricultural operations, including keeping livestock, are neither a permitted nor discretionary use.",
    "permit_or_licence": "urban hen application and urban hen application fee as set out in the Fees, Rates, and Charges Bylaw",
    "setback": "minimum 3.0m (9.84 ft.) from a dwelling; minimum 1m (3.28 ft.) from any lot line; minimum 3.6m (11.81 ft.) from any street adjacent to the property"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.2",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.2",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.1.1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2.10",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 4.2.1, s. 4.2.2",
    "setback": "s. 5.1.2.2, s. 5.1.2.3, s. 5.1.2.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/okotoks/backyard-hens/bylaw-40-24/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/okotoks/backyard-hens/"
}