{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by RM of Torch River No. 488 Zoning Bylaw (working copy, consolidated 2016-08-09), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Two large animals (horses or cows) per 2 ha; four per 4 ha; one per additional 1.2 ha. Setback: 30.5 m from dwelling or property line (Country Residential); 45 m (Agriculture non-farm residential).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001111",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488",
 "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://www.rmtorchriver.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "RM of Torch River No. 488 Zoning Bylaw (working copy, consolidated 2016-08-09)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-07-11",
   "document_url": "https://www.rmtorchriver.ca/uploads/6/2/7/8/62788613/rm_of_torch_river_zb_20160809_working_copy.pdf",
   "summary": "Country residential (non-farm) sites may keep two large animals (horses or cows) on a 2 ha site and four on a 4 ha site, plus one per additional 1.2 ha; birds and small animals are capped by animal-unit equivalents. Animals can't be pastured within 15 m of a neighbour's dwelling, and animal buildings must be 45 m from a dwelling",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0b5774834276f89b1da1d50dc840b744355dab14c61a7a9371a1c46aab7c64fb",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "488",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0b5774834276f89b1da1d50dc840b744355dab14c61a7a9371a1c46aab7c64fb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Two large animals (horses or cows) per 2 ha; four per 4 ha; one per additional 1.2 ha.",
    "setback": "30.5 m from dwelling or property line (Country Residential); 45 m (Agriculture non-farm residential)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 5.2.6(b)",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 5.1.1(a)(i)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 5.2.6(a); s. 5.1.8(a)",
    "setback": "s. 5.2.6(c); s. 5.1.8(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-torch-river-no-488/backyard-hens/bylaw-488/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-torch-river-no-488/backyard-hens/"
}