If you live in Strathcona County and are interested in keeping livestock or poultry on your property, the Animal Control Bylaw may apply to you.    

The Animal Control Bylaw applies to specific land use districts. Land use designation information is available on the Land Use Bylaw Rural Map, which you may refer to below: 

Land Use Bylaw Rural Map 

The Animal Control Bylaw applies to the following land use: 

• Future Development (AD) where the parcel is within the boundary of a hamlet and the parcel is smaller than 10 hectares (24.7 ac.) in area. 
• Country Residential (RC)
• Rural Residential/Agriculture (RA) where the parcel is smaller than 8 hectares (20 ac.) in area. 

The number of livestock or poultry allowed under the Animal Control Bylaw is as follows:

• One (1) large animal per acre (40 lbs. and over) - bison, horse, cattle, swine, donkey, mule, oxen or large controlled animal or wildlife.
• Two (2) medium animals per acre (20 - 40 lbs.) - sheep, goats, or medium controlled animal and wildlife.
• Twenty (20) small animals per acre (less than 20 lbs.) - poultry or small controlled animal and wildlife.

If a landowner would like to raise additional animals above the allowable limits, you must apply for an Animal Over-limit Permit.

• Animal Control Bylaw 18-2011 
• Animal Over-limit Permit Application 

The following lands are exempt under the Animal Control Bylaw:

• Agriculture:  Future Development (AD) where a parcel of land is not within the boundary of a hamlet.
• Agriculture:  Future Development (AD) where a parcel of land is within the boundary of a hamlet and the parcel is greater than or equal to 10 hectares (24.7 ac.) in area.
• Agriculture:  General (AG)
• Agriculture:  River Valley (AR)
• Agri-business (IA)
• Heavy Industrial (IH)
• Medium Industrial (IM)
• Rural Residential/Agriculture (RA) where a parcel of land is greater than or equal to 8 hectares (20 ac.) in area.   

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