Thinking of buying a home or acreage in Parkland County and wondering what the rules are in regards to how many of what animal you can own? Some subdivisions, however, have Restrictions in regard to animals so always ask the question if you are interested in an acreage located in a subdivision and want specific animals. Take into account they will never allow more then what is listed below.
Cats and dogs
On any residential parcel smaller than 0.81 ha (2 acres) in size, you can have a maximum of four household pets (dogs or cats).
On any residential parcel larger than 0.81 ha (2 acres), you can have a maximum of four dogs. There is no regulation on the number of cats on parcels over 0.81 ha (2 acres), as long as the pet owner complies with the Animal Protection Act.
Livestock
On residential or agricultural parcels between 0.81 ha (2 acres) and 16.1 ha (39.9 acres), allowable animal/bird units are as follows:
| Parcel size | # of animal/bird units |
|---|---|
| 0.81 to 1.21 ha (2 to 2.99 acres) | 1 |
| 1.22 to 1.61 ha (3 to 3.99 acres) | 2 |
| 1.62 to 2.02 ha (4 to 4.99 acres) | 3 |
| 2.03 to 2.42 ha (5 to 5.99 acres) | 4 |
| 2.43 to 4.04 ha (6 to 9.99 acres) |
5 |
| 4.05 ha or greater | 5* |
| *Plus the number of animal/bird units permitted for that portion of the parcel in excess of 4.05 ha (10ac) e.g., 5.26 ha (13 acres) = 5 + 2 = 7 animal/bird units |
One animal/bird unit means:
- 2 horses, donkeys, mules or asses
- 2 llamas, 3 alpacas or guanaco
- 1 cow, 1 steer (over 1 year old), or 1 swine
- 2 calves up to 1 year old
- 15 chickens
- 10 ducks, turkeys, pheasants, geese or other similar fowl
- 3 sheep or goats
- 20 rabbits or similar rodents
- 2 ostriches, emus or other ratites
*Information provided by Parkland County – www.parklandcounty.com
*Animal Protection Act – www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/acts6029