{
 "answer": "In the Village of Avonlea, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Village of Avonlea Bylaw No. 269-17 (Animal Control Bylaw), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall possess, harbor, confine, herd, graze or allow grazing any livestock or poultry within the limits of the Village.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000503",
 "municipality": "Avonlea",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.villageofavonlea.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Avonlea Bylaw No. 269-17 (Animal Control Bylaw)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.villageofavonlea.com/_files/ugd/cd5d77_d8c37e2ae3954bef8e4e119930b51a56.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 9 bans possessing, harbouring, confining, herding or grazing any livestock or poultry (including domestic pigeons) within village limits, except animals brought in temporarily for a special exhibition/performance event.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "eecf36f60b3c01a5a24b89189d9386fec8e2c1e8d3f68cde69255b543ac01c4b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "269-17",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/eecf36f60b3c01a5a24b89189d9386fec8e2c1e8d3f68cde69255b543ac01c4b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall possess, harbor, confine, herd, graze or allow grazing any livestock or poultry within the limits of the Village."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 7(b)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 7(b)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 7(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/avonlea/backyard-hens/bylaw-269-17/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/avonlea/backyard-hens/"
}