{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494 Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 2003-7, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Hamlet: keeping cattle, horses, pigs, goats or sheep prohibited. R District: two horses/cattle on 2 ha; four on 4 ha; one per additional 1.2 ha. Permit or licence: Development permit required for discretionary use; applicant pays costs of public advertisement, serving notice, posting site. Setback: 30 metres (100 feet) from a property line; animals not pastured within 15 metres (50 feet) of any dwelling not owned by operator.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000887",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494",
 "status_type": "Rural Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://rmofcanwood.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494 Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 2003-7",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2004-02-09",
   "document_url": "https://rmofcanwood.ca/public/download/files/331546",
   "summary": "Sec. 5.4.3 (Rural Residential): 2 large animals (horses/cattle) permitted on a 10-acre site, other animals limited to domestic pets. Sec. 8.3.6 (Country Residential): 2 large animals per 2ha (4 on 4ha, +1 per additional 1.2ha); animals barred within 15m of a neighbour's dwelling; vacant-site pasturing prohibited.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "e98b8adf642a9a539c09aa692e41efd213f5bf97e4dc8357390137908f2e4107",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "494",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e98b8adf642a9a539c09aa692e41efd213f5bf97e4dc8357390137908f2e4107.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Hamlet: keeping cattle, horses, pigs, goats or sheep prohibited. R District: two horses/cattle on 2 ha; four on 4 ha; one per additional 1.2 ha.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Development permit required for discretionary use; applicant pays costs of public advertisement, serving notice, posting site.",
    "setback": "30 metres (100 feet) from a property line; animals not pastured within 15 metres (50 feet) of any dwelling not owned by operator."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 5.2.1(1)(c)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 7.3.8(1); s. 8.3.6(1)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 2.3(1); s. 2.8(2)",
    "setback": "s. 8.3.6(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-canwood-no-494/backyard-hens/bylaw-494/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-canwood-no-494/backyard-hens/"
}