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.

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