Backyard hens & livestock — Peterborough, Ontario

Can I keep chickens, bees, or livestock on my property?

In the City of Peterborough, Ontario, hens permitted: False; roosters prohibited: True; livestock rule: Galliformes (chickens), Anseriformes (ducks/geese), Artiodactyla (deer, elk), Perissodactyla (zebra, tapir) prohibited citywide; pot-bellied pigs excepted.. Source: By-law 21-112 - Animal By-law (Schedule A: Prohibited Animals), verified 2026-08-29.

By-law 21-112 - Animal By-law (Schedule A: Prohibited Animals) adopted bylaw
hens permitted False Schedule "A": Galliformes – Including chickens, turkeys, grouse, peacock
roosters prohibited True Schedule "A": Galliformes – Including chickens, turkeys, grouse, peacock
livestock rule Galliformes (chickens), Anseriformes (ducks/geese), Artiodactyla (deer, elk), Perissodactyla (zebra, tapir) prohibited citywide; pot-bellied pigs excepted. Schedule "A": Prohibited Animals
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No person may keep an animal listed in Schedule A (s.31(a)). Galliformes — chickens, turkeys, grouse, peacock — are listed with no domestic exception, so backyard hens are prohibited on residential lots across the City; domestic rabbits are expressly excluded from the Lagomorpha prohibition and remain permitted. The by-law is without effect to the extent it conflicts with a Normal

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