{
 "answer": "In the City of Wetaskiwin, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by City of Wetaskiwin Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw 2000-21, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep Livestock in any area except where allowed under the Land Use Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000475",
 "municipality": "Wetaskiwin",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.wetaskiwin.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Wetaskiwin Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw 2000-21",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-09-27",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/wetaskiwin-ca/media/qzblasxr/2000-21-responsible-pet-ownership-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw bans keeping livestock (defined to include chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese) anywhere in the City except where the Land Use Bylaw permits it, and outright bans keeping pigeons and beekeeping/apiaries citywide.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "a8b698321887890d7487e46734f9135f0e6bfb222b7c0b99b183012055ab7fbc",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2000-21",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a8b698321887890d7487e46734f9135f0e6bfb222b7c0b99b183012055ab7fbc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep Livestock in any area except where allowed under the Land Use Bylaw."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 48; s. 2(q)(iii)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 50",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 48"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/wetaskiwin/backyard-hens/bylaw-2000-21/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/wetaskiwin/backyard-hens/"
}