{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Ponoka County, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Ponoka County Land Use By-law No. 7-08-LU, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Urban Residential: no livestock except common domestic pets. Country Residential: no livestock on lots 1 hectare or less; on larger lots, one animal per hectare.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000394",
 "municipality": "Ponoka 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.ponokacounty.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Ponoka County Land Use By-law No. 7-08-LU",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.ponokacounty.com/uploads/2/6/9/1/26912724/_land_use_by-law_7-08-lu__june_2025_.pdf",
   "summary": "In the Country Residential district, no livestock may be kept on lots of 1 hectare (2.5 ac) or less; on larger lots, livestock is allowed at a ratio of one animal per hectare, plus two cats/two dogs and small pets always permitted.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "cac48c4df42e1060082798a8a2c4029e48c6fe33774f4591f0efb647c92c6e6f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "7-08-LU",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cac48c4df42e1060082798a8a2c4029e48c6fe33774f4591f0efb647c92c6e6f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "Urban Residential: no livestock except common domestic pets. Country Residential: no livestock on lots 1 hectare or less; on larger lots, one animal per hectare."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 715.7; s. 705.9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/ponoka-county/backyard-hens/bylaw-7-08-lu/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/ponoka-county/backyard-hens/"
}