{
 "answer": "In the Village of Buena Vista, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Buena Vista Animal Control Bylaw No. 01/24, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No livestock within Village except horses, maximum two (2) horses on site of at least ten (10) acres. Permit or licence: Registration with Province of Saskatchewan required for beekeepers; no fee stated. Setback: All hives shall be a minimum of one (1) metre from any property line and there must be a fence of 1.8 metres (6 feet) between neighbouring properties.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000539",
 "municipality": "Buena Vista",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://buenavista.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Buena Vista Animal Control Bylaw No. 01/24",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://buenavista.ca/ws/media-library/4dc7f94b60474be2afeebe809ace4a6b/bylaw-no.-01-24-animal-control-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Livestock banned village-wide except horses, max 2 per site of ≥ 10 acres. Bees limited to honeybees (Apis mellifera), max 2 hives/property, rear yard only, ≥ 1m from property line with a 1.8m fence between neighbouring properties, signage required.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "063c29f34ff07bef082c7e0a8ea5eed7c8ef958f1064ff01353e903a348f3d7b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "01/24",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/063c29f34ff07bef082c7e0a8ea5eed7c8ef958f1064ff01353e903a348f3d7b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No livestock within Village except horses, maximum two (2) horses on site of at least ten (10) acres.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Registration with Province of Saskatchewan required for beekeepers; no fee stated.",
    "setback": "All hives shall be a minimum of one (1) metre from any property line and there must be a fence of 1.8 metres (6 feet) between neighbouring properties."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule \"A\", item 10; s. 16.1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Schedule \"A\", item 10 (chickens)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 15.2",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 14.1",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 15.8",
    "setback": "s. 15.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/buena-vista/backyard-hens/bylaw-01-24/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/buena-vista/backyard-hens/"
}