{
 "answer": "In the Town of Vulcan, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Vulcan Animal Bylaw No. 1368-08, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep animals in the Municipality other than dogs, cats, birds, rabbits and rodents. Setback: minimum clearances from any property lines as required by the Zoning Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000463",
 "municipality": "Vulcan",
 "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.townofvulcan.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Vulcan Animal Bylaw No. 1368-08",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-12-22",
   "document_url": "https://www.townofvulcan.ca/media/296",
   "summary": "Bans keeping any poultry on any parcel in the Municipality; allows up to 10 ornamental birds (housed/enclosed) and, for certified pigeon-racing club members, up to 50 racing pigeons; up to 10 rabbits/rodents per parcel also allowed.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "b261f90d647c889496ed6d9c1691203c41f4def6474579ed9fddac8be0207845",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1368-08",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b261f90d647c889496ed6d9c1691203c41f4def6474579ed9fddac8be0207845.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep animals in the Municipality other than dogs, cats, birds, rabbits and rodents.",
    "setback": "minimum clearances from any property lines as required by the Zoning Bylaw"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "\"No person shall keep any poultry on any parcel of land in the Municipality\"",
    "roosters_prohibited": "\"No person shall keep any poultry on any parcel of land in the Municipality\"",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 6.9",
    "setback": "s. 6.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/vulcan/backyard-hens/bylaw-1368-08/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/vulcan/backyard-hens/"
}