Backyard hens & livestock across British Columbia
Can I keep chickens, bees, or livestock on my property?
115 of 161 municipalities in British Columbia have an adopted bylaw on backyard hens & livestock on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford City |
Zoning Bylaw, 2014 -- Section 140 General Regulations (Urban Beekeeping)
adopted 2014-09-15 |
bees permitted: True · permit or licence: beekeeper must be registered with the Province in accordance with their beekeeping requirements · setback: entrance minimum 6.0 m from any property line; side and rear minimum 3.0 m from any property line; behind solid fence or hedge minimum 1.8 m in height along all adjacent property lines | 2026-08-28 |
| Armstrong City |
Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1829, 2018
adopted 2018-08-27 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: no greater than six (6) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Ashcroft Village |
Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025
adopted 2025-11-10 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: 4 · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Belcarra Village |
Village of Belcarra Zoning Bylaw No. 510, 2018 (Consolidated)
adopted 2018-04-23 |
hens permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Burns Lake Village |
Village of Burns Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2008 (Consolidated up to April 2026) | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Campbell River City |
City of Campbell River Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (Consolidated to 3992, 2025)
+1 more adopted 2013-08-27 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) Hens on any property; up to ten (10) Hens per 0.4 hectares in RU zones/Quinsam Livestock Boundary · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Castlegar City |
City of Castlegar Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1342
adopted 2021-02-01 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: five (5) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Central Saanich District Municipality |
Central Saanich Animal Control Bylaw No. 2097, 2021 | hens permitted: True · max hens: 8 chickens or ducks (< 1858 sq m); 10 (1858-4047 sq m); 12 (>= 4047 sq m) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Chetwynd District Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023
adopted 2023-04-17 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Chilliwack City |
Urban Beekeeping Bylaw 2019, No. 4680
adopted 2019-05-07 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Clearwater District Municipality |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 148, 2016 (as amended)
adopted 2016-06-07 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: 4 head (<1,012 m²); 10 head (1,012-4,047 m²); 20 head (4,047 m²-2 ha); 50 head (>2 ha) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Coldstream District Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (Schedule A)
adopted 2024-06-24 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: up to 4 hens (R1/R2); up to 6 hens (R3/R4) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Colwood City |
Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (Consolidated) - Section 2.1.19
adopted 1989-11-27 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: four (4) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Comox Town |
Beekeeping Bylaw No. 872
+1 more |
bees permitted: True · setback: within twenty-five feet of any property line · hens permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Coquitlam City |
Zoning Bylaw Number 3000, 1996 - Part 10 (RS-2 Rural Residential Zone) | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Courtenay City |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 1897 (Consolidated, Jul 2021)
+1 more adopted 1996-10-21 |
hens permitted: True · bees permitted: True · livestock rule: No person shall keep any livestock, horse, donkey or poultry on any property within the City, other than on property zoned for agricultural use | 2026-08-28 |
| Creston Town |
Animal Care and Responsibility Bylaw No. 1826, 2015
adopted 2015-12-15 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Cumberland Village |
Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025 (Consolidated July 27, 2026)
adopted 2026-02-09 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: A maximum of six female birds · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Daajing Giids Village |
Village of Queen Charlotte (Daajing Giids) Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013
adopted 2013-10-24 |
hens permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Dawson Creek City |
Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 4420, 2019
adopted 2019-08-12 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: no more than six (6) hens per parcel of land · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Delta City |
Delta Keeping of Animals Regulation Bylaw No. 1745, 1971 (Consolidated)
+1 more adopted 1971-01-25 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: not more than 4 · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Duncan City |
Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (Consolidated to August 24, 2026)
adopted 2018-05-22 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) · permit or licence: registers the hens with the City | 2026-08-28 |
| Elkford District Municipality |
Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 848, 2021 (Consolidated)
adopted 2021-08-09 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: five (5) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Enderby City |
Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (Consolidated)
adopted 2014-11-03 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Esquimalt District Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050
adopted 1993-04-05 |
hens permitted: True · bees permitted: True · livestock rule: Considered an urban agricultural use accessory to residential dwellings only. | 2026-08-28 |
| Fernie City |
Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 2436, 2021
adopted 2021-06-14 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: 6 female chickens or ducks or any combination thereof · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Fort St. John City |
Beekeeping Bylaw No. 2373, 2017
adopted 2017-04-24 |
bees permitted: True · setback: 3 meters of any neighboring property line | 2026-08-28 |
| Fruitvale Village |
Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 984, 2025
adopted 2025-10-06 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: 4 · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Gibsons Town |
Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 1294, 2021 | hens permitted: False · bees permitted: False | 2026-08-28 |
| Gold River Village |
Village of Gold River Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025
adopted 2026-02-02 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: not more than twelve (12) head of poultry for each 0.40 ha (1 acre) of lot area · livestock rule: Permitted in residential zones if lot >= 0.81 ha. Max 2 livestock and 12 poultry per 0.40 ha. Setbacks required. No front yard enclosures. | 2026-08-28 |
| Golden Town |
Bylaw No. 1510, 2026, Town of Golden Responsible Pet Ownership and Animal Control
adopted 2026-03-03 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Granisle Village |
Village of Granisle Poultry and Bees By-Law No. 203, 1988
adopted 1989-05-02 |
hens permitted: False · bees permitted: False | 2026-08-28 |
| Greenwood City |
Bylaw No. 1034, 2025 Bees and Hens Bylaw
adopted 2025-09-15 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: On lots with a minimum area of at least 465 square meters (5,000 square feet), the maximum number of hens is five (5); On lots with a minimum area of at least 929 square meters (10,000 square feet), the maximum number of hens is ten (10). · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Houston District Municipality |
Development Bylaw No. 1040, 2013 (Consolidated Jan 2025)
adopted 2013-12-17 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: eight (8) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Hudson's Hope District Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024
adopted 2024-06-24 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Kamloops City |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 34-11 (Consolidated)
adopted 1981-12-01 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: Minimum two (2) hens to a maximum of five (5) hens · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Kaslo Village |
Land Use Bylaw No. 1130 (Consolidated)
adopted 2013-01-24 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Kelowna City |
Animal and Poultry Regulation and Animal Pound Bylaw No. 5421-82
adopted 1982-08-31 |
bees permitted: True · livestock rule: Keeping animals and poultry other than household pets prohibited in all zones except as outlined; permitted in A1, A2, RR1, RR2 zones subject to lot size restrictions. · setback: 50 feet (15.24 metres) from any residential building on same lot and from any front, side, or rear lot line; 100 feet (30.48 metres) from all wells and streams. | 2026-08-28 |
| Keremeos Village |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 843, 2025
adopted 2025-03-17 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Kimberley City |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 2544, 2016 (Consolidated)
adopted 2016-11-14 |
hens permitted: False · roosters prohibited: True · bees permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Ladysmith Town |
Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw No. 1860 (2014), Section 6.12 Backyard Poultry | hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) · bees permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Lake Country District Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007, Section 10.16 Backyard Chickens
adopted 2009-04-07 |
hens permitted: True · roosters prohibited: True · livestock rule: keep, store, or board livestock or poultry on a lot in a residential zone except for Backyard Chickens in permitted zones. | 2026-08-28 |
| Lake Cowichan Town |
Zoning Bylaw No. 1055-2021 (Consolidated 2026-02-24)
adopted 2021-09-28 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) · setback: located not less than 1.0 m from the rear parcel line, exterior side parcel line and interior side parcel lines; located not less than 3.0 m from any door or window of a dwelling unit | 2026-08-28 |
| Langford City |
Zoning Bylaw No. 300
adopted 1999-02-15 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: Total chickens, ducks, pigeons, rabbits limited to four (lots < 4,000 m2); one per 166 m2 (lots >= 4,000 m2) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Lantzville District Municipality |
District of Lantzville Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (Consolidated to Aug. 21, 2024) | hens permitted: True · max hens: 0, 6, 10, or 15 depending on parcel area · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Lillooet District Municipality |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 2025-027
adopted 2025-10-07 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: 0 (lots <625 m²); 6 (626–2,499 m²); 15 (2,500 m²–0.39 ha); 30 (0.4–0.99 ha); 75 (1.0–1.49 ha); 100 (1.5–1.99 ha); Unlimited (2.0 ha+) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Lions Bay Village |
Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017
adopted 2017-06-06 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Lumby Village |
Village of Lumby Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012 (Consolidated with Amendments, October 2024)
adopted 2013-02-04 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Mackenzie District Municipality |
District of Mackenzie Zoning Bylaw No. 1368, 2017 (Consolidated)
adopted 2017-10-23 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: four (4) · bees permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Maple Ridge City |
City of Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Merritt City |
Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 | hens permitted: True · roosters prohibited: True · bees permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Midway Village |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 438, 2012
adopted 2012-05-07 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: three (3) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Mission City |
Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020
adopted 2020-09-08 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) hens · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Montrose Village |
Beekeeping Bylaw #745, 2018
adopted 2018-05-07 |
bees permitted: True · setback: at least 7.5 metres front to property line, 3.0 metres side and rear | 2026-08-28 |
| Nakusp Village |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 645, 2013 (Consolidated incl. 645-3, 2019)
adopted 2013-04-24 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: no more than five backyard hens are kept per property · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Nanaimo City |
Animal Responsibility Bylaw 2021 No. 7316
adopted 2021-09-21 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: maximum of 6 hens or ducks... on a parcel of land less than .4 hectares in size but greater than .045 hectares in size; or... maximum of 4 hens or ducks... if the parcel of land is smaller than .045 hectares in size · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Nelson City |
Animal Regulation and Control Bylaw No. 2333 (Consolidated to Dec 5, 2016)
adopted 1989-02-06 |
hens permitted: False · roosters prohibited: True · bees permitted: False | 2026-08-28 |
| New Westminster City |
Beekeeping Bylaw No. 6648, 2000
adopted 2001-01-08 |
bees permitted: True · setback: within 7.5 metres of any property line | 2026-08-28 |
| North Cowichan District Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw No. 2950 (1997, incl. amendment BL3758, 2019 'Keeping of Farm Animals & Poultry')
adopted 1997-12-17 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: not more than 12 rabbits or poultry · livestock rule: Permitted on lots >8000m2. On 4000-8000m2 lots, max 2 farm animals. Not permitted <4000m2. | 2026-08-28 |
| North Saanich District Municipality |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 0751 (Consolidated Feb 2014)
adopted 1993-07-26 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: 10 head (1,115 m2 to 4,047 m2); 20 head (over 0.4 ha up to 8,094 m2); 30 head (over 8,094 m2) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| North Vancouver City |
Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 (Consolidated to March 2, 2026)
adopted 1995-08-28 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| North Vancouver District Municipality |
Keeping of Domestic Hens Bylaw 8211, 2016
+1 more adopted 2017-09-11 |
bees permitted: True · setback: within 7.5 metres of any parcel line · hens permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Northern Rockies Regional Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw (Consolidated) - Hobby Farm use
adopted 2016-03-14 |
livestock rule: Hobby Farm (including livestock/horses) permitted in RR-1, RR-2, A-1, A-2 Zones. | 2026-08-28 |
| Oak Bay District Municipality |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 4013 (Poultry and Bees sections) | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Osoyoos Town |
Zoning Bylaw No. 1395, 2024, s.6.5.4 Prohibited Uses
adopted 2024-09-24 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Parksville City |
Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 2000, Division 350 Accessory Household Hen Keeping | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Peachland District Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw No. 2400, 2023, s.5.30 Agriculture, Urban and s.5.31 Apiculture
adopted 2023-08-01 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Pemberton Village |
Zoning Bylaw No. 832, 2018
adopted 2018-07-24 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: five (5) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Penticton City |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 2021-02
adopted 2022-11-15 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Pitt Meadows City |
Beekeeping Bylaw No. 2590, 2013
adopted 2013-05-07 |
bees permitted: True · setback: 7.5 metres of any property line | 2026-08-28 |
| Port Alberni City |
Zoning Bylaw No. 5105 | hens permitted: True · max hens: up to six (6) female poultry on lots less than 2,000 m2 but more than 450 m2; no more than four (4) on lots less than 450 m2 · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Port Coquitlam City |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 3990
+1 more adopted 2017-07-11 |
bees permitted: True · livestock rule: No person shall keep a Farm Animal in any residential zone. · bees permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Port Hardy District Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (Consolidated December 2025)
adopted 2014-06-09 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: Up to 4 urban hens are permitted on parcels that are less than or equal to 450 square metres... Up to 6 urban hens are permitted on parcels that are greater than 450 square metres · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Port McNeill Town |
Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021
adopted 2022-09-08 |
bees permitted: True · setback: 7.5 m from any adjacent property line (beehives) | 2026-08-28 |
| Port Moody City |
Animal Control Bylaw (BL3343)
adopted 2024-03-12 |
hens permitted: False · livestock rule: No person shall keep Livestock or Poultry on or in any residentially zoned property. | 2026-08-28 |
| Pouce Coupe Village |
Hen Keeping Bylaw No. 1024, 2020
adopted 2020-10-21 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: four (4) hens per parcel of land · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Powell River City |
Animal Control Bylaw 1979, 2003 (Consolidated June 8, 2020) | hens permitted: True · max hens: up to 6 (R1-R3); up to 12 (RA1 <0.5ac); up to 24 (RA1/A1/A2) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Prince Rupert City |
Livestock Prohibition Bylaw No. 2987, 1996
adopted 1996-03-25 |
livestock rule: Unlawful to keep livestock (includes poultry) except in M7-SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL areas. | 2026-08-28 |
| Princeton Town |
Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 (Town of Princeton)
adopted 2013-11-18 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Quesnel City |
Zoning Bylaw No. 1980 | hens permitted: True · max hens: four (4) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Revelstoke City |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 2183 (Consolidated)
adopted 2017-07-11 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: 5 · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Richmond City |
Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 7932 (Consolidated) | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Rossland City |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 2862, 2025
adopted 2025-11-03 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: fifteen (15) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Saanich District Municipality |
Animals Bylaw, 2004, No. 8556 (consolidated) | hens permitted: True · max hens: maximum of five hens · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Salmo Village |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 699, 2018
adopted 2018-08-29 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: 6 · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Salmon Arm City |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 4728
adopted 2026-02-09 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) to forty eight (48) rabbits or poultry, or a combination thereof · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Sechelt District Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 | hens permitted: True · max hens: Less than 2,000 m2: 6; Greater than 2,000 m2 to 1 ha: 12; Greater than 1 ha: Unlimited · bees permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Sicamous District Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw No. 1100, 2024 (Consolidated) | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Sidney Town |
Animal Licence & Control Bylaw No. 1965
adopted 2010-05-10 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: five (5) · bees permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Silverton Village |
Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009
adopted 2009-12-01 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: twelve (12) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Slocan Village |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 625, 2013
adopted 2013-02-12 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: eight (8) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Smithers Town |
Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 1780 (Consolidated Jan 2020)
adopted 2015-12-08 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) hens as an auxiliary use to a detached, single-family dwelling; twelve (12) hens on a P-1 property in conjunction with a Community Garden; twelve (12) poultry for each 0.4 ha of parcel area in zones A-1 or R-7. · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Sooke District Municipality |
Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600 (Unofficially Consolidated)
adopted 2013-01-28 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: up to 6 · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Spallumcheen District Municipality |
Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (Consolidated to Jan 2023)
adopted 2008-04-21 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Sparwood District Municipality |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 1289, 2021
adopted 2021-11-02 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: five (5) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Squamish District Municipality |
District of Squamish Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 2011 (urban hens & beekeeping) | hens permitted: True · roosters prohibited: True · bees permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Summerland District Municipality |
District of Summerland Animal and Pound Regulation Bylaw No. 93-028
adopted 1993-04-26 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: five · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Surrey City |
Control of Pigeons and Doves By-law, 1974, No. 4349
+2 more adopted 1974-08-12 |
setback: not less than thirty (30) feet from any residence located on the same record lot · bees permitted: True · setback: twenty-five (25) feet of any property line | 2026-08-28 |
| Tahsis Village |
Village of Tahsis Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (urban hens & honey bees) | hens permitted: True · max hens: six (6) per lot · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Taylor District Municipality |
District of Taylor Backyard Hen and Bee Keeping Bylaw No. 872, 2023
adopted 2023-11-20 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: not more than six (6) hens · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Telkwa Village |
Village of Telkwa Zoning Bylaw No. 747, 2022
adopted 2022-03-22 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Terrace City |
Animal Control Consolidated Bylaw No. 2159-2019/2284-2023
+1 more adopted 2019-04-08 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: four (4) · bees permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Trail City |
Beekeeping Bylaw No. 2815, 2016
adopted 2016-10-24 |
bees permitted: True · setback: 7.5 metres straight ahead from the front of the beehive to any property line and 3.0 metres from the side and rear | 2026-08-28 |
| Tumbler Ridge District Municipality |
Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 692, 2020
+1 more adopted 2020-08-17 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: eight (8) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Valemount Village |
Village of Valemount Animal Bylaw No. 700, 2013
adopted 2013-10-08 |
hens permitted: False · roosters prohibited: True · livestock rule: No person shall permit any bovine species to be housed, pastured or maintained on land within the Village unless exception is provided in Zoning Bylaw | 2026-08-28 |
| Vanderhoof District Municipality |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 1183, 2018
adopted 2018-05-14 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: 4 · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Vernon City |
Animal Regulation and Animal Pound Bylaw #5252 (Consolidated), Schedule A
adopted 2010-11-22 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: four (4) · bees permitted: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Victoria City |
Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 11-044 (Consolidated)
adopted 2011-10-27 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| View Royal Town |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 614, 2005 (Consolidated to May 2026)
+1 more adopted 2005-11-15 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Warfield Village |
Zoning Bylaw No. 896, Section 5.12 Domestic Agriculture, Backyard Beekeeping & Backyard Chicken Keeping
adopted 2021-06-28 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: ten (10) · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| West Kelowna City |
Zoning Bylaw No. 0320, 2024
adopted 2025-04-22 |
livestock rule: In Residential Zones, animal housing permitted as per Animal Control Bylaw. · permit or licence: as per the Animal Control Bylaw · setback: minimum of 15.0 m (49.2 ft) from any neighbouring dwelling | 2026-08-28 |
| West Vancouver District Municipality |
Animal Control and Licence Bylaw No. 4545, 2008
+1 more adopted 2008-06-02 |
hens permitted: True · max hens: 6 · roosters prohibited: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Whistler Resort Municipality |
Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 2218, 2019
adopted 2019-09-17 |
hens permitted: False · roosters prohibited: True · livestock rule: Prohibited unless on land designated under the RMOW Zoning Bylaw for agricultural use. | 2026-08-28 |
| White Rock City |
Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 1959
+1 more adopted 2012-05-28 |
hens permitted: False · roosters prohibited: True · livestock rule: Prohibited on real property except as permitted pursuant to City of White Rock Bee Keeping Bylaw, 1992, No. 1313. | 2026-08-28 |
| Williams Lake City |
Zoning Bylaw No. 2430, 2025
adopted 2026-01-13 |
hens permitted: True · bees permitted: True · livestock rule: horses, cattle, sheep, goats, or other camelids, raised by personal use, no more than two (in total) shall be permitted on an individual property. | 2026-08-28 |
Nothing on file for backyard hens & livestock
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (45) — 100 Mile House, Alert Bay, Anmore, Barriere, Bowen Island, Burnaby, Cache Creek, Canal Flats, Chase, Clinton, Cranbrook, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, Grand Forks, Harrison Hot Springs, Hazelton, Highlands, Hope, Invermere, Kent, Kitimat, Langley, Langley, Logan Lake, Lytton, Masset, McBride, Metchosin, New Denver, New Hazelton, Oliver, Port Alice, Port Edward, Prince George, Qualicum Beach, Radium Hot Springs, Sayward, Stewart, Sun Peaks, Tofino, Ucluelet, Vancouver, Wells, Zeballos, shíshálh Nation.
No bylaws published online (1, verified negatives) — Port Clements.