{
 "answer": "In the City of Melfort, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Livestock Bylaw No. 2010-14, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Livestock prohibited within City limits except where permitted under this Bylaw or Zoning Bylaw. Setback: at least fifty (50) metres from any dwelling other than the dwelling occupied by the person in charge of the livestock in question.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000760",
 "municipality": "Melfort",
 "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.cityofmelfort.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Livestock Bylaw No. 2010-14",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-07-12",
   "document_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191020214201id_/http://cityofmelfort.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=f0ff1da1-e98b-49ad-8f61-ecc41ef487c3",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping of livestock (horses, cattle, poultry, etc.) within the City of Melfort under the Cities Act authority to control domestic animals.",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "080e6985dbbe6c1b8275f65ec72d7df6689564aaeba0c1557b3685fccd6b1b8b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "2010-14",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/080e6985dbbe6c1b8275f65ec72d7df6689564aaeba0c1557b3685fccd6b1b8b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock prohibited within City limits except where permitted under this Bylaw or Zoning Bylaw.",
    "setback": "at least fifty (50) metres from any dwelling other than the dwelling occupied by the person in charge of the livestock in question"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2(c)(v); s. 3",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3",
    "setback": "Schedule \"A\", s. 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/melfort/backyard-hens/bylaw-2010-14/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/melfort/backyard-hens/"
}