Backyard hens & livestock — Municipality of North Norfolk, Manitoba
Can I keep chickens, bees, or livestock on my property?
In the Municipality of North Norfolk, Manitoba, bees permitted: True; livestock rule: Livestock not permitted on RR residential sites of two acres or less; small-scale residential facilities require minimum five-acre site area.; permit or licence: conditional use, subject to approval by Council; development permit is required; setback: three hundred (300) feet from... any dwelling, other than the dwelling of the operator. Source: RM of North Norfolk Zoning By-Law No. 785-2011; Town of MacGregor Zoning By-law No. 772-2011, verified 2026-08-28.
RM of North Norfolk Zoning By-Law No. 785-2011
adopted bylaw
bees permitted
True
TABLE 7-1
livestock rule
Livestock not permitted on RR residential sites of two acres or less; small-scale residential facilities require minimum five-acre site area.
s. 7.2.1(j); s. 12.7.2
permit or licence
conditional use, subject to approval by Council; development permit is required
s. 7.2.1(j); s. 13.6.1(b)
setback
three hundred (300) feet from... any dwelling, other than the dwelling of the operator
s. 12.7.1
scout note
Small-scale, non-farm residential livestock capped at 9 animal units; requires 2 acres per 0.75 AU on a minimum 5-acre site; confinement facilities set back 300ft from dwellings and from designated communities (MacGregor, Austin, Bagot, Sidney, Rossendale).
Town of MacGregor Zoning By-law No. 772-2011
adopted bylaw
livestock rule
No new livestock and livestock operations facilities shall be allowed within the Town of MacGregor.
s. 9.5
scout note
No new livestock or livestock-operation facilities are permitted within the Town of MacGregor townsite; livestock operations existing at the date of adoption of the Nor-Mac Development Plan may continue but not expand.