{
 "answer": "In the Town of Westlock, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Westlock Urban Chicken Bylaw 2023-07, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: no more than four (4) Chickens at any one time. Permit or licence: Chicken Permit required; no fee for the permit; $100.00 administration fee if contravention.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000473",
 "municipality": "Westlock",
 "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.westlock.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Westlock Urban Chicken Bylaw 2023-07",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-07-10",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westlock-016-ca/media/ewsfnxsv/2023-07-urban-chicken-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Urban Chicken Bylaw requires a CAO-issued permit to keep chickens (max 4 per property, no roosters); eggs are for personal use only, no sale of chicken products, and chickens cannot be slaughtered on a residential property.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "1c4d16f18cfb3544ff4cbc3273bae4d77fe96a3cebd033616b881c486c9205c1",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2023-07",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1c4d16f18cfb3544ff4cbc3273bae4d77fe96a3cebd033616b881c486c9205c1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "no more than four (4) Chickens at any one time",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Chicken Permit required; no fee for the permit; $100.00 administration fee if contravention"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 3.2",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.5(c)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.1(b)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.2; s. 3.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/westlock/backyard-hens/bylaw-2023-07/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/westlock/backyard-hens/"
}