Can I keep chickens, bees, or livestock on my property?
In the City of Surrey, British Columbia, 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; hens permitted: True. Source: Control of Pigeons and Doves By-law, 1974, No. 4349; Surrey Bee Keeping By-law, 1974, No. 4362; Surrey Chicken Keeping Bylaw, 2016, No. 18754, verified 2026-08-28.
| setback | not less than thirty (30) feet from any residence located on the same record lot | s. 4 |
Regulates keeping of pigeons/doves: minimum 6,000 sq ft lot, loft 30ft from any residence, max 15 racing pigeons per 1,000 sq ft of lot area, sanitary-condition and disease-reporting requirements.
| bees permitted | True | s. 5 |
| setback | twenty-five (25) feet of any property line | s. 6 |
Max 4 bee colonies on a lot under 10,000 sq ft; hives must sit 25ft from any property line unless elevated 8ft+ or screened by a 6ft-high solid fence/hedge; hives barred in RM-1/2/3 zones and within 75ft of multi-family dwellings.
| hens permitted | True | s. 5 |
| max hens | 4 | s. 5 |
| roosters prohibited | True | s. 5 |
| permit or licence | submits a completed Hen registration application to the City and receives validation of registration | s. 6 |
| setback | within the required setbacks identified in "Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No.12000" | s. 10(b) |
Max 4 hens (no roosters) permitted on residential lots 669 sq m-0.4 ha in RA/R1/R3 zones; requires City registration plus a BC Poultry Premises ID; coop min 0.37 sq m/hen sited per zoning setbacks; no sale of eggs/meat, no on-site slaughter.