{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Gilbert Plains Municipality, Manitoba, hens permitted: False; max hens: 10 animal units (AU); bees permitted: True; livestock rule: Animal Keeping and Livestock Operations are not permitted in RG zone.. Source: Gilbert Plains Municipality Zoning By-law No. 2022-09, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001265",
 "municipality": "Gilbert Plains Municipality",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Manitoba",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.gilbertplains.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Gilbert Plains Municipality Zoning By-law No. 2022-09",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.gilbertplains.com/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=ca3cac86-0a3c-437c-890e-d3f0590f3ee9",
   "summary": "Animal keeping capped at 10 animal units per site (max 2 AU per 2 acres, or 2 horses per 5 acres); animal structures need a 15 ft setback from site lines; chickens are not permitted in the GD zone; beekeeping is a conditional use within 1 mile of residential/commercial/GD zones.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "293e8d0b526679d68f28499c0e90d0a2ad4548e3dfb78a0a305dd2eb53ce19b9",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T01:59:01+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/293e8d0b526679d68f28499c0e90d0a2ad4548e3dfb78a0a305dd2eb53ce19b9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "max_hens": "10 animal units (AU)",
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Animal Keeping and Livestock Operations are not permitted in RG zone.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Development permit required; fee established by Council",
    "setback": "15 ft (4.5 m) from site line; 250 ft (76 m) from Dwelling (Animal Keeping)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Part 3 Use Table",
    "max_hens": "s. 4.2(a)",
    "bees_permitted": "Part 3 Use Table",
    "livestock_rule": "Part 3 Use Table",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5.4, s. 5.8(d)",
    "setback": "s. 4.2(d), s. 4.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/gilbert-plains-municipality/backyard-hens/text-293e8d0b5266/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/gilbert-plains-municipality/backyard-hens/"
}