{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Swan Valley West, Manitoba, hens permitted: True; livestock rule: RR5 permits hobby livestock. RR2 limited to horses. RS-15 and GD zones prohibit agricultural livestock activities.; setback: two hundred fifty (250) feet from any dwelling other than the dwelling of the operator. Source: Rural Municipality of Swan River Zoning By-law No. 2383-04, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001303",
 "municipality": "Municipality of Swan Valley West",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Manitoba",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://munswanvalleywest.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rural Municipality of Swan River Zoning By-law No. 2383-04",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-06-12",
   "document_url": "https://munswanvalleywest.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2383-04-Zoning-By-Law-MSVW-rural-1.pdf",
   "summary": "RR5 Residential Rural zone permits hobby keeping of horses, cows, poultry and like livestock on non-farm residential sites; RR2 Residential Rural zone limits livestock keeping to horses only. Also regulates livestock production operations and apiaries.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "29dba293327f7ba6d5a596594c6a628fd465191e45541c7831017294b2be7247",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T01:59:01+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/29dba293327f7ba6d5a596594c6a628fd465191e45541c7831017294b2be7247.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "RR5 permits hobby livestock. RR2 limited to horses. RS-15 and GD zones prohibit agricultural livestock activities.",
    "setback": "two hundred fifty (250) feet from any dwelling other than the dwelling of the operator"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2.6.1(c)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2.6.1(c), s. 2.6.1(d), Table 4-3",
    "setback": "s. 5.6(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/municipality-of-swan-valley-west/backyard-hens/text-29dba293327f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/municipality-of-swan-valley-west/backyard-hens/"
}