{
 "answer": "In the City of Red Deer, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Chicken Bylaw 3517/2014, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 4. Permit or licence: Chicken Licence required; fee $36.15.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000399",
 "municipality": "Red Deer",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://reddeer.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Chicken Bylaw 3517/2014",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-07-07",
   "document_url": "http://reddeer.ca/media/reddeerca/city-government/bylaws/Chicken-Bylaw-3517-2014.pdf",
   "summary": "Permits and regulates the keeping of backyard chickens in Red Deer, setting maximum flock size, coop standards, and prohibited conditions.",
   "capture_sha256": "7db0a93655e4a70f350f992c98c1d6652b33f365fce44ef69ed5eba15fc19551",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "3517/2014",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7db0a93655e4a70f350f992c98c1d6652b33f365fce44ef69ed5eba15fc19551.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "4",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Chicken Licence required; fee $36.15"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5",
    "max_hens": "s. 5",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 4(a)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5(b); Schedule \"A\", s. 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/red-deer/backyard-hens/bylaw-3517-2014/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/red-deer/backyard-hens/"
}