{
 "answer": "In the Town of Viking, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Viking Land Use Bylaw No. 2012-640, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No fur-bearing animals, fowl or livestock (other than domestic animals) shall be kept in any Residential District unless the lot exceeds 2.0 ha. Permit or licence: Development Permit required for keeping fowl/livestock on lots >2.0 ha.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000461",
 "municipality": "Viking",
 "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.viking.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Viking Land Use Bylaw No. 2012-640",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.viking.ca/public/download/files/332243",
   "summary": "Section 7.10: fur-bearing animals, fowl or livestock (other than domestic pets) are banned on any Residential District lot under 2.0 ha (4.94 acres); on larger lots a development permit allows 2-4 animal units depending on lot size.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "8af1ef69d04529317fa087a699d0b68476e898769b5f3c9c5a0764953f526d38",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2012-640",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8af1ef69d04529317fa087a699d0b68476e898769b5f3c9c5a0764953f526d38.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No fur-bearing animals, fowl or livestock (other than domestic animals) shall be kept in any Residential District unless the lot exceeds 2.0 ha.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Development Permit required for keeping fowl/livestock on lots >2.0 ha."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 7.10(1)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 7.10(1)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 7.10(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/viking/backyard-hens/bylaw-2012-640/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/viking/backyard-hens/"
}