{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of West Baptiste, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Summer Village of West Baptiste Land Use Bylaw No. 106-2016, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No animals other than domestic pets shall be allowed in the Residential District.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000471",
 "municipality": "West Baptiste",
 "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.svwestbaptiste.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of West Baptiste Land Use Bylaw No. 106-2016",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://svwestbaptiste.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/106-Land-Use-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Land Use Bylaw Section 8.10 allows only domestic pets (max 6 per lot, max 3 of one species) in the Residential District without a permit, and Section 8.18 separately bans keeping any fur-bearing animal, fowl or livestock other than domestic pets in yards.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "07a029105300314f328c5b76e0767c3b3c3f6e561027ec5e1c54bbb044e98a1a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "106-2016",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/07a029105300314f328c5b76e0767c3b3c3f6e561027ec5e1c54bbb044e98a1a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "No animals other than domestic pets shall be allowed in the Residential District."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 8.13(1)(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/west-baptiste/backyard-hens/bylaw-106-2016/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/west-baptiste/backyard-hens/"
}