{
 "answer": "In the Town of Wilkie, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Wilkie Animal Control Bylaw No. 2026-08, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep livestock without written Council permission; only Future Urban Development with min 5 acres agricultural assessment eligible. Permit or licence: Express permit of Council required to keep poultry outside eligible zones; no fee stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001239",
 "municipality": "Wilkie",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofwilkie.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Wilkie Animal Control Bylaw No. 2026-08",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.townofwilkie.com/mrws/filedriver/bylaws/Bylaw_2026-08_Animal_Control_Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Livestock and poultry (chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, pigeons, etc.) are barred Town-wide except on Future Urban Development or Residential Acreage-zoned land, and only with written Council permission and an annual animal-count filing; animal-unit limits apply.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "74efc8efc6ca05ae6cd1e86dda45532d09c54e8e3e4c36d26a0b193287409af8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-08",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/74efc8efc6ca05ae6cd1e86dda45532d09c54e8e3e4c36d26a0b193287409af8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep livestock without written Council permission; only Future Urban Development with min 5 acres agricultural assessment eligible.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Express permit of Council required to keep poultry outside eligible zones; no fee stated."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 35",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 33, s. 34",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 35"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/wilkie/backyard-hens/bylaw-2026-08/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/wilkie/backyard-hens/"
}