{
 "answer": "In the Town of Taber, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Taber Exotic and Wild Animals Bylaw No. 23-2021, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Livestock prohibited in Town except where permitted in Land Use Bylaw RA/RUF, annexation order, or authorized by agreement. Permit or licence: Licence under statute required for Schedule 5 animals; annual hive registration required for educational institutions; no fee stated. Setback: Hives: minimum three (3) metres from all property lines.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000448",
 "municipality": "Taber",
 "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.taber.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Taber Exotic and Wild Animals Bylaw No. 23-2021",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-01-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.taber.ca/home/showpublisheddocument/10524/637783520088430000",
   "summary": "Bans keeping livestock (defined to include chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants) anywhere in Town except where the Land Use Bylaw permits it in Rural Agriculture/Rural Urban Fringe districts; bees are banned except for accredited-school apiculture programs.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:41:05+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_sha256": "92e30a506cdb6f8e2875a5a4594049d93a3854cc03321360ffac6ded8f4d1414",
   "snapshot_source": "https://web.archive.org/web/2026id_/https://www.taber.ca/home/showpublisheddocument/10524/637783520088430000",
   "document_number": "23-2021",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/92e30a506cdb6f8e2875a5a4594049d93a3854cc03321360ffac6ded8f4d1414.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock prohibited in Town except where permitted in Land Use Bylaw RA/RUF, annexation order, or authorized by agreement.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Licence under statute required for Schedule 5 animals; annual hive registration required for educational institutions; no fee stated.",
    "setback": "Hives: minimum three (3) metres from all property lines."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 7.1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.1",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.3; s. 7.2",
    "setback": "s. 7.12"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/taber/backyard-hens/bylaw-23-2021/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/taber/backyard-hens/"
}