{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman, Manitoba, livestock rule: Keeping of livestock shall only be permitted in areas zoned agriculture, unless otherwise permitted by the Municipality's Zoning By-law.. Source: Animal Control Bylaw No. 06-2018, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001292",
 "municipality": "Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman",
 "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.minitonas-bowsman.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Animal Control Bylaw No. 06-2018",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-09-18",
   "document_url": "https://minitonasbowsman.municipalwebsites.ca/UploadFiles/Docs/062018AnimalControlBylaw_Cgqtk0.pdf",
   "summary": "Keeping of livestock restricted to areas of the Municipality zoned/permitted for it; Council may specify the number and kind of livestock allowed on a property; keeping livestock in excess of the prescribed number is an offence.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "9d74b66aa2813e5e86957ef0bfdce586606806308f609ec41c457347df93a523",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T01:59:01+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9d74b66aa2813e5e86957ef0bfdce586606806308f609ec41c457347df93a523.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "Keeping of livestock shall only be permitted in areas zoned agriculture, unless otherwise permitted by the Municipality's Zoning By-law."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/municipality-of-minitonas-bowsman/backyard-hens/text-9d74b66aa281/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/municipality-of-minitonas-bowsman/backyard-hens/"
}