Backyard hens & livestock — Prince Edward, Ontario

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

In the City of Prince Edward, Ontario, hens permitted: True; max hens: 6 in settlement area; 10 on Rural Residential (RR) zoned lots; roosters prohibited: True. Source: By-law 108-2023, Backyard Hen By-law (amending By-law 234-2020), verified 2026-08-29.

By-law 108-2023, Backyard Hen By-law (amending By-law 234-2020) adopted bylaw
hens permitted True s. 3.3(1): "premises consist of lands zoned to permit a single-family dwelling or a nursing home"
max hens 6 in settlement area; 10 on Rural Residential (RR) zoned lots s. 3.4: "No Owner is permitted to keep more than six (6) backyard hen(s) at any time on an appropriately zoned lot in a settlement area"; s. 3.5: "No Owner is permitted to keep more than (10) backyard hen(s) at any time in on a property zoned Rural Residential (RR)"
roosters prohibited True s. 3.7(a): "The keeping of a rooster is strictly prohibited."
scout note

Backyard hens may only be kept on premises zoned to permit a single-family dwelling or a nursing home, and the owner must live on the property (tenants need the owner's written consent). Maximum six hens per property in a settlement area and ten on a Rural Residential (RR) lot, counted per property regardless of who owns the birds. The hen

Machine-readable: backyard-hens.json · Official website: https://www.thecounty.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-29 · Backyard hens & livestock in other municipalities