{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of Val Quentin, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Summer Village of Val Quentin Animal Control Bylaw No. 300-30, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep Livestock of any kind on any residentially zoned Property.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000455",
 "municipality": "Val Quentin",
 "status_type": "Summer Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.valquentin.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Val Quentin Animal Control Bylaw No. 300-30",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-09-17",
   "document_url": "https://valquentin.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/300-30-Val-Quentin-Animal-Control-Bylaw-.docx-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 9.2 prohibits keeping Livestock of any kind (defined to include fowl, horses and other farm animals) on residentially zoned property; also caps domestic animals at 5 per property with no more than 3 dogs.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "33579f7f959808967397b75aacc26c51aa69e3ebd1fa56ef308f254a85784936",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "300-30",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/33579f7f959808967397b75aacc26c51aa69e3ebd1fa56ef308f254a85784936.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep Livestock of any kind on any residentially zoned Property."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 9.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/val-quentin/backyard-hens/bylaw-300-30/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/val-quentin/backyard-hens/"
}