{
 "answer": "In the Town of Slave Lake, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Slave Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 15-2025, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Livestock operations are prohibited in all Land Use districts and all areas of the Town of Slave Lake.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000421",
 "municipality": "Slave 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.slavelake.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Slave Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 15-2025",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.slavelake.ca/DocumentCenter/View/9548/Town-of-Slave-Lake-Land-Use-Bylaw-15-2025",
   "summary": "Prohibits all Livestock operations -- 'Livestock' is defined to include poultry and birds -- in every Land Use district and area of the Town (Sec. 4.1.1), effectively banning backyard hens town-wide.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "e04f01f44040920a5685a262b3aa51efa52b4a26db18abf498ce519b83eae1c8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "15-2025",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e04f01f44040920a5685a262b3aa51efa52b4a26db18abf498ce519b83eae1c8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock operations are prohibited in all Land Use districts and all areas of the Town of Slave Lake."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.1.1(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/slave-lake/backyard-hens/bylaw-15-2025/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/slave-lake/backyard-hens/"
}