Can I keep chickens, bees, or livestock on my property?
In the City of Timmins, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: Livestock and horses prohibited except in rural agricultural (AT) or rural wilderness (AW) zones, confined to owner's property.; setback: No pigeon coop closer than 10 meters to a dwelling on any abutting or adjacent property.. Source: By-law 1994-4232 - Regulate and Prohibit Keeping of Certain Kinds of Animals (Office Consolidation to 2005), verified 2026-08-29.
By-law 1994-4232 - Regulate and Prohibit Keeping of Certain Kinds of Animals (Office Consolidation to 2005)
adopted bylaw
hens permitted
False
Schedule "A" s.(1): Chickens
livestock rule
Livestock and horses prohibited except in rural agricultural (AT) or rural wilderness (AW) zones, confined to owner's property.
Schedule "B" s.(6)
setback
No pigeon coop closer than 10 meters to a dwelling on any abutting or adjacent property.
Schedule "B" s.(14)
scout note
Schedule A prohibits keeping chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, peacocks and other animals city-wide except in rural agricultural/wilderness zones. Caps rabbits at 5 and domestic cats at 6 per dwelling; pigeon coops must be 10m from a neighbouring dwelling and owners must belong to a racing pigeon club.