Backyard hens & livestock — Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario

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

In the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, hens permitted: False; livestock rule: No owner shall keep any small or large livestock animal on any residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional zoned property.. Source: Animal Control By-law 2025-031-RE, verified 2026-08-29.

Animal Control By-law 2025-031-RE adopted bylaw
hens permitted False s. 3.20: No Owner shall Keep any Small Livestock Animal on any residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional zoned property
livestock rule No owner shall keep any small or large livestock animal on any residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional zoned property. s. 3.20 and s. 3.21
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Regulates keeping of animals; prohibits keeping any Small Livestock Animal (incl. chickens, ducks) or Large Livestock Animal on residential, commercial, industrial or institutional land, and bans keeping pigeons on residential/institutional/commercial zoned property.

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