{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba, bees permitted: True; livestock rule: Permitted in AG/AR; conditional in RR5; prohibited in RR2, GD, RS, RMH, CC, CH, ML zones.; permit or licence: Development Permit required in most cases; setback: 328 ft from other residences; 75 ft from side/rear limits (AG/AR zones). Source: Zoning By-Law No. 2021-04, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001373",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Whitehead",
 "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.rmofwhitehead.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-Law No. 2021-04",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rmofwhitehead.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=f838eabf-f363-4505-82cc-738ca985cc6c",
   "summary": "Personal-use (non-commercial) livestock on farm or non-farm residential parcels capped at 9 animal units total, scaled at 1.33 AU per 2 acres of site area; feed must be stored enclosed and kept odour-free.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "8e8b7e7cdd307971311c95513cd80716aa4966ade71071dadf5f539d443c8676",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T01:59:01+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8e8b7e7cdd307971311c95513cd80716aa4966ade71071dadf5f539d443c8676.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Permitted in AG/AR; conditional in RR5; prohibited in RR2, GD, RS, RMH, CC, CH, ML zones.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Development Permit required in most cases",
    "setback": "328 ft from other residences; 75 ft from side/rear limits (AG/AR zones)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "Table 3.2 Footnote (c)",
    "livestock_rule": "PART 3: Zoning Districts",
    "permit_or_licence": "\"In most cases, you will need a Development Permit\"",
    "setback": "s. 3.6.1 i)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-whitehead/backyard-hens/text-8e8b7e7cdd30/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-whitehead/backyard-hens/"
}