| hens permitted | True | s. 2: "A person may keep chickens in their backyard within the Municipality" |
| max hens | five chickens | s. 5: "No person shall keep more than five chickens on a lot." |
| roosters prohibited | True | s. 4: "No person shall keep a rooster." |
| setback | Five (5) metres from the rear lot line and five (5) metres from any side lot line | s. 7(1) and s. 7(2) |
scout note
Allows backyard chickens on lots smaller than 2 hectares in residential and shoreline residential zones: max 5 chickens per lot, no roosters, coops in the rear yard only and at least 5 m from rear and side lot lines, with coop-space, manure-storage and biosecurity standards. Section 17 limits the by-law to one year from final passage unless extended by amendment.