{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of East St. Paul, Manitoba, hens permitted: True; permit or licence: Development permit and Conditional Use approval required. Source: Zoning By-law No. 2009-04, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001326",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of East St. Paul",
 "status_type": "Rural Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Manitoba",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.eaststpaul.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law No. 2009-04",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.eaststpaul.com/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=9d4aa11c-88c9-4979-9bac-25ef15ca0c83",
   "summary": "Zoning bylaw allows up to 5 hens (no roosters or geese) per residential lot; coop must be in the rear yard, 4.6m from property lines, max 1.83m tall, enclosure under 11.15 sq m.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "c8cb341753f9a3e1694faff6de9cec2e45ae460d7902526c8c4ec58a2fca937a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T01:59:01+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c8cb341753f9a3e1694faff6de9cec2e45ae460d7902526c8c4ec58a2fca937a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Development permit and Conditional Use approval required"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Section 9.3(7); Section 6.1(96)",
    "permit_or_licence": "Section 4.0(1); Section 1.11(1)(a)(ii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-east-st-paul/backyard-hens/text-c8cb341753f9/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-east-st-paul/backyard-hens/"
}