{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of St. Laurent, Manitoba, bees permitted: True; livestock rule: Hobby farm (livestock) is Conditional in RR and GD zones; limits based on acreage/Animal Units per s. 5.9.1.; permit or licence: registered as a bee keeper under the Bee Keeping Act; setback: 7.5 meters (25 ft) of a site line. Source: St. Laurent Zoning By-law No. 5-05 (Consolidation to ZBA 22-2024), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001362",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of St. Laurent",
 "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://rmstlaurent.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "St. Laurent Zoning By-law No. 5-05 (Consolidation to ZBA 22-2024)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://rmstlaurent.com/vertical/sites/%7B04DF100F-01CA-466B-B5EF-80F1B037D72E%7D/uploads/St._Laurent_ZBL_5-05_Consolidation_up_to_ZBA_22-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 3.32 Apiaries: beekeepers must be registered under the Bee Keeping Act; in residential zones (RR, GD, SR, SRMH, SRC) hives need a 25 ft (7.5 m) setback from lot lines unless screened by a 6 ft (2 m) solid fence/hedge.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "47de68e95f6c9ed34fe5ba2c883ef5648c279e140da4ff0eadf3661f427a5866",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T01:59:01+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/47de68e95f6c9ed34fe5ba2c883ef5648c279e140da4ff0eadf3661f427a5866.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Hobby farm (livestock) is Conditional in RR and GD zones; limits based on acreage/Animal Units per s. 5.9.1.",
    "permit_or_licence": "registered as a bee keeper under the Bee Keeping Act",
    "setback": "7.5 meters (25 ft) of a site line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 3.32, Table 7-1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 7.4 Table 7-1, s. 6.4 Table 6-1, s. 5.9.1",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.32(a)",
    "setback": "s. 3.32(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-st-laurent/backyard-hens/text-47de68e95f6c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-st-laurent/backyard-hens/"
}