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Backyard hens & livestock — Hawkesbury, Ontario

In the Town of Hawkesbury, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: All farm animals including goats, sheep, swine, pigs, lamas, alpacas, ostriches, chickens and all poultry prohibited.; permit or licence: Reptiles and lizards must be registered; fee per By-law N° 36-2023. Source: By-law N° 18-2024 prohibiting and regulating the keeping of certain exotic and other animals, verified 2026-08-28.

By-law N° 18-2024 prohibiting and regulating the keeping of certain exotic and other animals adopted bylaw

hens permitted	False	s. 2(v): 'All farm animals (including but not limited to ... chickens)'; s. 2(w): 'All poultry'
livestock rule	All farm animals including goats, sheep, swine, pigs, lamas, alpacas, ostriches, chickens and all poultry prohibited.	s. 2(t)–(v): all perissodactyls, bovines, and farm animals prohibited
permit or licence	Reptiles and lizards must be registered; fee per By-law N° 36-2023	s. 5: 'Every person who owns a reptile or lizard must register their animal with the Town'

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Bans keeping chickens, poultry, horses, cattle and other farm animals within the Town; caps rabbits at 2 in a fenced outdoor cage, guinea pigs at 6 (max 2 fully grown), and rodents at 6 per residential dwelling unit.