{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Thompson, Manitoba, hens permitted: True; bees permitted: True; livestock rule: In the RR, AG, and AR zones, livestock totalling fewer than 10 AUs, including any associated buildings or structures, may be kept as accessory to a dwelling; setback: 7.62 m. (25.00 ft.) from all property lines. Source: RM of Thompson Zoning By-law No. 7-2026, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001367",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Thompson",
 "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.rmofthompson.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "RM of Thompson Zoning By-law No. 7-2026",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rmofthompson.com/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=9342cfe7-c938-4ce2-b346-2146f655b4eb",
   "summary": "Sec. 7.9 Keeping of Animals: under 10 animal units on min. 5-acre lots in RR/AG/AR zones, 25 ft setback for coops/pens/hutches; prohibited in LUD of Miami. Beekeeping: max 4 hives, rear yard only, 25-100 ft setbacks.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "7de01d2a8625c1b1b467567a544a72a8e3d33510a82565a0bc22ada61f443f48",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T01:59:01+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7de01d2a8625c1b1b467567a544a72a8e3d33510a82565a0bc22ada61f443f48.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "In the RR, AG, and AR zones, livestock totalling fewer than 10 AUs, including any associated buildings or structures, may be kept as accessory to a dwelling",
    "setback": "7.62 m. (25.00 ft.) from all property lines"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 7.9.2; Appendix I",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 7.9.5",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 7.9.2",
    "setback": "s. 7.9.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-thompson/backyard-hens/text-7de01d2a8625/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-thompson/backyard-hens/"
}