{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Excel No. 71, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Rural Municipality of Excel No. 71 Bylaw No. 13-2025 (Livestock Control in Hamlets, repeals 4-2022) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: No person shall keep any livestock in any Hamlet except in accordance with this bylaw; permitted in Hamlet District (H) per schedule. Setback: 30 metres from any new or existing dwelling, structure, well, or property line not owned by the owner of the animal(s).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000923",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Excel No. 71",
 "status_type": "Rural Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://rm71.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rural Municipality of Excel No. 71 Bylaw No. 13-2025 (Livestock Control in Hamlets, repeals 4-2022)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-10-14",
   "document_url": "https://rm71.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bylaw-13-2025-Livestock-in-Hamlets.pdf",
   "summary": "In Hamlet Districts: livestock capped at 1 animal unit per minimum 11,500 sq ft, 2 units over 23,000 sq ft (+1 per extra 8,625 sq ft); pasturing 15m from neighbours' dwellings/wells, shelters 30m away; must be fenced, manure managed; fines $200-$500.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "366e74f57fd05299f7c85c0e64d96c04e9b01dd3be75ea1844720a0b4b1f9135",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "71",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/366e74f57fd05299f7c85c0e64d96c04e9b01dd3be75ea1844720a0b4b1f9135.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep any livestock in any Hamlet except in accordance with this bylaw; permitted in Hamlet District (H) per schedule.",
    "setback": "30 metres from any new or existing dwelling, structure, well, or property line not owned by the owner of the animal(s)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "livestock_rule": "s. 3(b)-(c)",
    "setback": "s. 3(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-excel-no-71/backyard-hens/bylaw-71/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rural Municipality of Excel No. 71 Zoning Bylaw No. 20-13",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://rm71.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/RM-of-Excel-Zoning-Bylaw-Amended-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Country Residential district: 2 animal units per 5 acres, 4 units per 10 acres (+1 per extra 1.2ha); 15m setback from dwellings/wells, 30m for structures; vacant lots may not be used to pasture animals; Hamlet District livestock governed by the separate Livestock Control Bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "145ae3a398063b3ebe6c2792e914d0fc9bf6b48bcc20326200c90c71033abec3",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "71",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/145ae3a398063b3ebe6c2792e914d0fc9bf6b48bcc20326200c90c71033abec3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 7.1(g)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-excel-no-71/backyard-hens/bylaw-71-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-excel-no-71/backyard-hens/"
}