{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Wellington No. 97, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by RM of Wellington No. 97 Bylaw No. 1-2022, Hamlet Animal Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 5 (five) poultry. Livestock rule: Livestock (horses, cattle, sheep, goats) allowed only in green dashed areas; maximum two in combination, in addition to poultry. Permit or licence: Permit required; signed neighbour Consent (Schedule A) must be presented to Administrator. No fee stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001126",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Wellington No. 97",
 "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://rmofwellington.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "RM of Wellington No. 97 Bylaw No. 1-2022, Hamlet Animal Bylaw",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://rmofwellington.ca/app/uploads/2022/03/Bylaw-1-2022-Hamlet-Animal-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "In the hamlets of Tyvan, Cedoux and Colfax, up to 5 poultry (chickens/geese/ducks, any combination) plus up to 2 livestock (horses/cattle/sheep/goats) may be kept, only within a mapped green/dashed area of Tyvan; poultry must be in an enclosed coop/run, livestock in a barn/fenced shed; no free-range grazing or herding.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "cb442a505edbec729340104ad379387f29257e6a75864120f2edf8d5ba2a0712",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "97",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cb442a505edbec729340104ad379387f29257e6a75864120f2edf8d5ba2a0712.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "5 (five) poultry",
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock (horses, cattle, sheep, goats) allowed only in green dashed areas; maximum two in combination, in addition to poultry.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Permit required; signed neighbour Consent (Schedule A) must be presented to Administrator. No fee stated."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.1(a), 4.2(a)",
    "max_hens": "s. 5.1(a)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 3.1(h)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.2(b), 5.1(b)-(e), 5.3",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 5.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-wellington-no-97/backyard-hens/bylaw-97/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-wellington-no-97/backyard-hens/"
}