{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, Manitoba, bees permitted: True; livestock rule: Animal Keeping allowed on 5-20 acre lots. Max 3 farm animals on 5 acres, max 8 on 20 acres.; setback: Bees: 25 ft from property lines (non-Ag), 82 ft from dwelling. Livestock: 50 ft from boundary, 164 ft from dwelling.. Source: Tri-Roads Planning District Zoning By-law No. 18/02/2018, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001351",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West",
 "status_type": "Rural Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Manitoba",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.rmwest.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tri-Roads Planning District Zoning By-law No. 18/02/2018",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rmwest.ca/Documents/DownloadDocument?docId=f53f318e-c722-4e73-9805-22748e8b830d",
   "summary": "Apiculture (beekeeping) rules: bee colonies capped by lot size (2 colonies up to 1/4 acre, up to 6 by 1 acre) in non-agricultural zones; 25 ft setback from property lines; hive site must be fenced/hedged to 6 ft where within 330 ft of a property line.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "dbe4e37a78ecb876cb75dab238779ffdef1c98de1d0b60999293f129eec3a33a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T01:59:01+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dbe4e37a78ecb876cb75dab238779ffdef1c98de1d0b60999293f129eec3a33a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Animal Keeping allowed on 5-20 acre lots. Max 3 farm animals on 5 acres, max 8 on 20 acres.",
    "setback": "Bees: 25 ft from property lines (non-Ag), 82 ft from dwelling. Livestock: 50 ft from boundary, 164 ft from dwelling."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 2.38(1)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 2.39.1(1)",
    "setback": "s. 2.38(1)(b), s. 2.39.1(1)(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-riding-mountain-west/backyard-hens/text-dbe4e37a78ec/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-riding-mountain-west/backyard-hens/"
}