{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Aberdeen No. 373, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Rural Municipality of Aberdeen Livestock and Poultry Bylaw No. 9407, verified 2026-09-27. Max hens: 1 per acre. Livestock rule: No herding/grazing livestock in Country Residential; horses allowed at 1 per five acres; swine/mink prohibited outside AR Agricultural Resource District.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000848",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Aberdeen No. 373",
 "status_type": "Rural Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.rmofaberdeen.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rural Municipality of Aberdeen Livestock and Poultry Bylaw No. 9407",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.rmofaberdeen.ca/Bylaws/Bylaw%209407%20-%20Keeping%20of%20Livestock.pdf",
   "summary": "In Country Residential zones, permits up to 1 horse/5 acres, 1 poultry bird/acre, 1 rabbit/2 acres (fractions round up); bans herding/grazing livestock and keeping swine or mink outside the Agricultural Resource district; only dogs/cats otherwise allowed.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c0e48cc5b0e0dc28a049431a0a46397bfeb98a01e734b5b0af0783f943e83d13",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "9407",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c0e48cc5b0e0dc28a049431a0a46397bfeb98a01e734b5b0af0783f943e83d13.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "1 per acre",
    "livestock_rule": "No herding/grazing livestock in Country Residential; horses allowed at 1 per five acres; swine/mink prohibited outside AR Agricultural Resource District."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 2.3; s. 3.4.1",
    "max_hens": "s. 3.4.1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2; s. 3.4.1; s. 3.8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-aberdeen-no-373/backyard-hens/bylaw-9407/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-aberdeen-no-373/backyard-hens/"
}