{
 "answer": "In the City of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Beekeeping Bylaw No. 2022-3449 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Permit or licence: Beekeeping License required; initial application $100; annual renewal $25. Setback: No person shall place the hive within one (1) metre of any property line. Livestock rule: No person shall keep any livestock being any horse, cow, sheep, goat, pig, swine or similar animals within the limits of the City.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001234",
 "municipality": "Weyburn",
 "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.weyburn.ca",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Beekeeping Bylaw No. 2022-3449",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-11-14",
   "document_url": "https://weyburn.civicweb.net/document/66269",
   "summary": "Regulates keeping of bees: caps active hives per lot size (2 hives under 1,000 sq.m, up to 4 on larger lots), requires rear-yard placement, 1m property-line setback, entrance direction away from neighbours, and inspection on request.",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "2022-3449",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f0840671110c49455d5f8a95c1894b71647e9acbfbab03f21c3cf066a1ef1a17.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "bees_permitted": true,
    "permit_or_licence": "Beekeeping License required; initial application $100; annual renewal $25",
    "setback": "No person shall place the hive within one (1) metre of any property line"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "bees_permitted": "s. 3.7",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 3.1; s. 3.5; s. 3.6; Schedule \"A\"",
    "setback": "s. 3.11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/weyburn/backyard-hens/bylaw-2022-3449/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Livestock and Poultry in the City, Control and Keeping of, Bylaw No. 945 / 1970-1128",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://weyburn.civicweb.net/document/17910",
   "summary": "Prohibits keeping livestock (horses, cows, sheep, goats, pigs) and poultry within the City, except under a Chief of Police permit for grandfathered horses, cows or poultry, or a Council-approved permit for specified groups; no permits for sheep, goats or pigs.",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "dd8f2a22b2079377b44dc27dce1a4045c5fa97ab427272128f6e9f85309bf7b3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "animal_control",
   "document_number": "945",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dd8f2a22b2079377b44dc27dce1a4045c5fa97ab427272128f6e9f85309bf7b3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": false,
    "roosters_prohibited": true,
    "livestock_rule": "No person shall keep any livestock being any horse, cow, sheep, goat, pig, swine or similar animals within the limits of the City",
    "permit_or_licence": "Permit required for specified livestock or poultry"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 1",
    "roosters_prohibited": "s. 1",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 1",
    "permit_or_licence": "s. 2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/weyburn/backyard-hens/bylaw-945/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/weyburn/backyard-hens/"
}