{
 "answer": "In the City of Martensville, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by City of Martensville Animal Control Bylaw No. 15-2015 (Consolidated to July 2024), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep or cause to be kept livestock, fur bearing animals or poultry within the City. Permit or licence: Bee license required; fee $20.00; beekeepers must register bees with Provincial Apiarist. Setback: Hive: not within 2 meters of any property line; not under 25 meters from a school or public park.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000751",
 "municipality": "Martensville",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.martensville.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Martensville Animal Control Bylaw No. 15-2015 (Consolidated to July 2024)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-11-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.martensville.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/15-2015-Animal-Control-Consolidated-July-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a City bee licence to keep bees (revocable for violations); bans keeping livestock, fur-bearing animals or poultry in the City, except one breeding pair of pet rabbits is allowed (added by Bylaw #10-2019).",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ce9f0ba7e6c0ed2c473ba6f6a19afa01f2529fc3d7d389b82ade756a590159ca",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "15-2015",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ce9f0ba7e6c0ed2c473ba6f6a19afa01f2529fc3d7d389b82ade756a590159ca.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep or cause to be kept livestock, fur bearing animals or poultry within the City.",
    "permit_or_licence": "Bee license required; fee $20.00; beekeepers must register bees with Provincial Apiarist.",
    "setback": "Hive: not within 2 meters of any property line; not under 25 meters from a school or public park."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Part III, s. 4(a); s. 2(y)",
    "roosters_prohibited": "Part III, s. 4(a); s. 2(y)",
    "bees_permitted": "Part II, s. 5(a); Part III, s. 3(g)",
    "livestock_rule": "Part III, s. 4(a)",
    "permit_or_licence": "Part II, s. 5(a); Schedule \"A\"; Part III, s. 3(a)",
    "setback": "Part III, s. 3(d), (e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/martensville/backyard-hens/bylaw-15-2015/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/martensville/backyard-hens/"
}