{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Lipton No. 217, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by RM of Lipton No. 217 Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-07, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Other than domestic pets, no animals shall be allowed on any site in this District. Setback: 30 metres (100 feet) from a property line.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000995",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Lipton No. 217",
 "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://rm217.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "RM of Lipton No. 217 Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-07",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-16",
   "document_url": "https://rm217.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bylaw-2025-07-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Agricultural District subdivided sites: no large animal under 2 ha, 2 units on 2 ha, 4 on 4 ha, +1 per extra 1.2 ha, other animals limited to pets, 15 m/30 m setbacks. By contrast, the Country Residential District bans all animals on-site except domestic pets.",
   "sources_checked": [],
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "5517e83d75c74b2b2347175380359045173222e402b68640ec1b96dd85e8d8d2",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "217",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5517e83d75c74b2b2347175380359045173222e402b68640ec1b96dd85e8d8d2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Other than domestic pets, no animals shall be allowed on any site in this District.",
    "setback": "30 metres (100 feet) from a property line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 2.7.2(a)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 7.3.4(a)",
    "setback": "s. 6.3.1(d)(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-lipton-no-217/backyard-hens/bylaw-217/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-lipton-no-217/backyard-hens/"
}