{
 "answer": "In the Town of Rainbow Lake, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by [2021-04] Chicken Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 20. Permit or licence: Chicken Licence required. Setback: 15.24 metres (50ft) of any residence.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000397",
 "municipality": "Rainbow Lake",
 "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.rainbowlake.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "[2021-04] Chicken Bylaw",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-07-05",
   "document_url": "https://rainbowlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2021-04-Chicken-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the keeping of backyard chickens within Rainbow Lake.",
   "capture_sha256": "df9e11473ca778f9e4283fee0e2951eba7175f70e563a0f77e25e20911a8128e",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "2021-04",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/df9e11473ca778f9e4283fee0e2951eba7175f70e563a0f77e25e20911a8128e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "20",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Chicken Licence required",
    "setback": "15.24 metres (50ft) of any residence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 1(b)",
    "max_hens": "s. 2",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 1(a)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 1(b)",
    "setback": "s. 8(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/rainbow-lake/backyard-hens/bylaw-2021-04/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/rainbow-lake/backyard-hens/"
}