{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead, Manitoba, hens permitted: True; max hens: 6 hens on each lot; roosters prohibited: True; bees permitted: True. Source: Rural Municipality of Yellowhead Zoning By-law No. 12-2023, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001376",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Yellowhead",
 "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.yellowheadmunicipality.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rural Municipality of Yellowhead Zoning By-law No. 12-2023",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-01-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.yellowheadmunicipality.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=b743fb71-bda8-4e38-949c-77c3060e3107",
   "summary": "RM of Yellowhead Zoning By-law 12-2023: in RES/RR/SR/GD zones, keeping chickens requires a conditional use order, capped at 6 hens per lot, no roosters permitted; general animal keeping limited to 10 animal units per site; sets standards for apiaries (beekeeping).",
   "discovered_by": "mb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "5b11b668d46794c0538826fa01ad5cdc94f3dc766b9797d4a15976cd574054fb",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T01:59:01+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5b11b668d46794c0538826fa01ad5cdc94f3dc766b9797d4a15976cd574054fb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "6 hens on each lot",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "A maximum of 2 horses is permitted for every 5 ac of site area.",
    "permit_or_licence": "subject to approval of a conditional use order",
    "setback": "15 ft from site line (structures); 25 ft (hives in AL/RR)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 6.1(f)",
    "max_hens": "s. 6.1(f)(i)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 6.1(f)(ii)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 6.2; Part 5 Tables (AG, AL, RR)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 6.1(b)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 6.1(f)",
    "setback": "s. 6.1(d); s. 6.2(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-yellowhead/backyard-hens/text-5b11b668d467/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/rural-municipality-of-yellowhead/backyard-hens/"
}