| hens permitted | False | s. 6.1 |
| roosters prohibited | True | s. 6.1 |
| bees permitted | False | s. 6.1 |
| livestock rule | No person shall keep horse, bovine, donkey, mule, pig, goat, sheep, or other listed livestock in the City. | s. 6.1 |
| setback | not less than 12.2m from any school, church, dwelling unit or other premises used for human habitation or occupancy | s. 6.3(ix) |
scout note
Section 6.1 prohibits keeping bees, a horse, bovine, donkey, mule, pig, goat, sheep, goose, turkey, guinea fowl, chicken, duck and other listed animals anywhere in the City of St. Thomas, effectively banning backyard hens and bees; narrow exceptions exist only for qualifying service animals, and several species (bovine, llama, emu, ostrich, wild native animals) cannot be kept even as service