{
 "answer": "In the Town of Eston, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Eston Animal Bylaw (Bylaw No. 2021-03), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: All Livestock prohibited; All Perissodactyls Ungulates (such as horses, donkeys, mules, and asses) prohibited. Permit or licence: Requires applying to Council for approval via the Town Office; Urban Hens (Upon Approval) $25.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000619",
 "municipality": "Eston",
 "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.eston.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Eston Animal Bylaw (Bylaw No. 2021-03)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-05-26",
   "document_url": "http://www.eston.ca/uploads/dm/25673/Bylaw_202103_Animal_Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Sec 15: keeping urban hens requires Council approval via application to the Town Office ($25 fee); Schedule C lists animals otherwise prohibited from being owned/harboured in town, with an exception for livestock/poultry brought in temporarily for special-event exhibition.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ea118d0c3212df3ec66db1b008a378c65d95c67c74d5883c84eb261c2b2e660d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2021-03",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ea118d0c3212df3ec66db1b008a378c65d95c67c74d5883c84eb261c2b2e660d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "All Livestock prohibited; All Perissodactyls Ungulates (such as horses, donkeys, mules, and asses) prohibited.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Requires applying to Council for approval via the Town Office; Urban Hens (Upon Approval) $25.00."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 15.1; Schedule \"C\" (x)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Schedule \"C\" (x)",
    "bees_permitted": "Schedule \"C\" (f)",
    "livestock_rule": "Schedule \"C\" (n), (r)",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 15.1; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/eston/backyard-hens/bylaw-2021-03/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/eston/backyard-hens/"
}