{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Sturgeon County, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Sturgeon County Animal Control Bylaw 1508-20, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: six (6) hens per site. Livestock rule: R1, R3, R4, HR, POS, REC, INS, DC under 1.0 ha and R2 cannot have Livestock, Poultry or Fowl, except Urban Hens. Permit or licence: Registration required: register flocks into Provincial database and obtain a Premise Identification (PID) number.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000439",
 "municipality": "Sturgeon 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://sturgeoncounty.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sturgeon County Animal Control Bylaw 1508-20",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-10-27",
   "document_url": "https://www.sturgeoncounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-1508-20-Animal-Control.pdf",
   "summary": "Urban Hens: keepers must have 3-6 hens per site (no roosters), register flocks for a Provincial Premise ID, keep hens always in a coop built to provincial standards; hens may not run at large.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "43a713c9db4a908490652a27aeb263d81e82c6b69418178225584c31af93efb1",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1508-20",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/43a713c9db4a908490652a27aeb263d81e82c6b69418178225584c31af93efb1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "six (6) hens per site",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "R1, R3, R4, HR, POS, REC, INS, DC under 1.0 ha and R2 cannot have Livestock, Poultry or Fowl, except Urban Hens.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Registration required: register flocks into Provincial database and obtain a Premise Identification (PID) number."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 6.2",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 5.4",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 6.2",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/sturgeon-county/backyard-hens/bylaw-1508-20/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/sturgeon-county/backyard-hens/"
}