{
 "answer": "In the Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by RM of Wheatlands No. 163 Zoning Bylaw No. 05-2025, verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: Livestock prohibited in Hamlet (HL); max two animal units per site in Rural Residential (RR). Permit or licence: Development Permit (Discretionary Use): $200.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001128",
 "municipality": "Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163",
 "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://www.wheatlands163.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "RM of Wheatlands No. 163 Zoning Bylaw No. 05-2025",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-07-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.wheatlands163.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-05-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 4.10: livestock and poultry are prohibited outright in the Hamlet (HL) district. In Rural Residential (RR), livestock is capped at 2 animal units/site; keeping poultry is discretionary, with coops required in the rear yard, secured against predators, and manure managed.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ee4622e272effabc359e7894cb2ba29ca499f58daf06ab30bb463237398bdc5a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "163",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ee4622e272effabc359e7894cb2ba29ca499f58daf06ab30bb463237398bdc5a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "Livestock prohibited in Hamlet (HL); max two animal units per site in Rural Residential (RR).",
    "permit_or_licence": "Development Permit (Discretionary Use): $200"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 4.10.4",
    "bees_permitted": "s. 6.2.1(a)i",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 4.10.3",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 2.9.1(a)ii"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-wheatlands-no-163/backyard-hens/bylaw-163/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "RM of Wheatlands No. 163 Bylaw No. 03-2024, Animal Control Bylaw",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-04-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.wheatlands163.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-2024-Animal-Control-Bylaw-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 9: no person may possess, harbour, herd or graze livestock or poultry (including pigeons) within the limits of Parkbeg, except council-authorized exhibition events; parcels north of the CP Rail right-of-way in Parkbeg are exempt.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "cfa8764dd1a258bdebbac16869478110c8bbbd894e1d6fdfde20263c373d3d9b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "163",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cfa8764dd1a258bdebbac16869478110c8bbbd894e1d6fdfde20263c373d3d9b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-wheatlands-no-163/backyard-hens/bylaw-163-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/rural-municipality-of-wheatlands-no-163/backyard-hens/"
}