{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 Zoning Bylaw No. 09-2014, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Country Residential: 2 animal units per 2 ha (5 acre) site; 4 per 4 ha (10 acre) site; 1 more per additional 1.2 ha (3 acres). Setback: Buildings for birds or animals at least 100 feet from a dwelling or property line; no pasturing within 15 m of a neighbour's dwelling.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000950",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405",
 "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://rmofgreatbend.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 Zoning Bylaw No. 09-2014",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://rmofgreatbend.com/pdfs/Bylaws/RM-of-GB-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Same Zoning Bylaw Sec 8.8 (Country Residential Acreage District): 2 animal units allowed per 5-acre site, 4 per 10-acre site, +1 per additional 3 acres; animals can't be pastured within 15m of a neighbour's dwelling or housed within 100ft of a dwelling/property line.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "da0321058693277898780dd27e64ef02e479013aac8fe13e1d1896a0ddb01a17",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "405",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/da0321058693277898780dd27e64ef02e479013aac8fe13e1d1896a0ddb01a17.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Country Residential: 2 animal units per 2 ha (5 acre) site; 4 per 4 ha (10 acre) site; 1 more per additional 1.2 ha (3 acres).",
    "setback": "Buildings for birds or animals at least 100 feet from a dwelling or property line; no pasturing within 15 m of a neighbour's dwelling."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "\"The equivalent of two (2) animals units shall be permitted per 2 hectare\" \"Hens, cockerels, capons\"",
    "livestock_rule": "\"Four (4) animal units shall be permitted per 4 hectare (10 acre) site\"",
    "setback": "\"no buildings or structures intended to contain birds or animals shall be located within 100 feet of a dwelling or property\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-great-bend-no-405/backyard-hens/bylaw-405/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-great-bend-no-405/backyard-hens/"
}