{
 "answer": "In the Village of Mortlach, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Mortlach Livestock Bylaw No. 2024-002, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep livestock anywhere within the Village except as permitted; horses max 10 per site and 2 per acre. Permit or licence: Annual permit required for existing keepers; $10.00 for each animal or bird.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000779",
 "municipality": "Mortlach",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://mortlach.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Mortlach Livestock Bylaw No. 2024-002",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-08-13",
   "document_url": "https://mortlach.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/docs/regulate-control-andmortlach_9ye833cj.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping livestock (horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, rabbits, etc.) within the Village except on ag-zoned land, at the Centennial Center, or for licensed rescues. Horses capped at 2/acre, max 10/site; pigs max 2. Penalties $25-$500.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b2de54d277c31b00177da7e72f945aecbce6a599c37eef7e017b3b531f39bfdc",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-002",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b2de54d277c31b00177da7e72f945aecbce6a599c37eef7e017b3b531f39bfdc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep livestock anywhere within the Village except as permitted; horses max 10 per site and 2 per acre.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Annual permit required for existing keepers; $10.00 for each animal or bird."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3(3); s. 5(3); s. 5(4)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 4(1); Fees and Penalties s. 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/mortlach/backyard-hens/bylaw-2024-002/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/mortlach/backyard-hens/"
}