{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Emerson – Franklin, Manitoba, hens permitted: True; max hens: maximum of 10 Animal Units; bees permitted: True; livestock rule: No livestock on lots under 5.0 acres. Max 10 Animal Units.. Source: Municipality of Emerson-Franklin Zoning By-law No. 2025-05, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001282",
 "municipality": "Municipality of Emerson – Franklin",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Manitoba",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://emersonfranklin.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of Emerson-Franklin Zoning By-law No. 2025-05",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://emersonfranklin.com/uploads/dm/120644/EmersonFranklinZoningBylaw2505v3052725_15I66k.pdf",
   "summary": "Hobbyist/backyard farm-animal keeping allowed up to 10 animal units cumulative (16 chickens = 2 AU) on lots of 5+ acres, scaled by acreage; beekeeping in non-agricultural zones permitted per a lot-size-based colony density table.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "884c1f83158fac8d414b247fc35aa09ebf76abeaec305ea6ee478618984612fa",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T01:59:01+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/884c1f83158fac8d414b247fc35aa09ebf76abeaec305ea6ee478618984612fa.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "maximum of 10 Animal Units",
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No livestock on lots under 5.0 acres. Max 10 Animal Units.",
    "setback": "82 feet from dwelling, 15 feet from boundary (livestock); 25 feet from boundary (bees)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2.41.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 2.41.1(1)(b)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 2.40(1)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2.41.1(1)(b), s. 2.41.1(1)(c)",
    "setback": "s. 2.41.1(2)(a), s. 2.40(2)(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/municipality-of-emerson-franklin/backyard-hens/text-884c1f83158f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/municipality-of-emerson-franklin/backyard-hens/"
}