Dog and Cat Licenses

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The following rules and regulations must be adhered to when keeping Urban Hens. The person must:

a) Only have up to a maximum of five (5) hens;

b) Not have any roosters;

c) Provide each hen with at least 0.37m2 (4 ft2) of coop floor area, and at least 0.92 m2 (10ft2) of covered outdoor enclosure; 

d) Provide and maintain a floor of any combination of vegetated or bare earth in each outdoor enclosure;

e) Provide and maintain, in each coop, at least on perch for each hen, that is at least 15 cm (6in) long, and one nest box.

f) Keep each hen enclosed within the yard. 

g) Adhere to the location and size of coops:

i. Coops need to be located at least 3 m (10 ft) from the rear and side property lines.

ii. Coops need to be located at least 3 m (10 ft) from any door or window of a residential building

iii. Coops need to be located in the rear yard of the lot.

iv. Coops can be no more than 2 m (6.5 ft) in height

v. Coops cannot occupy an area of land larger than 9.2 m2 (99 ft2)

vi. Permanent coop structures larger than 10 m2 (107.6 ft2) are subject to building permits.

h) Maintain the Coop in good repair and sanitary condition, and free from vermin and noxious or offensive smells and substances, which consists or no less than one time every two weeks for the Coop to be cleaned; 

i) Provide each hen with food, water, shelter, light and ventilation, heat in winter months, veterinary care, and opportunities for essential behaviors such as scratching, dust-bathing, and roosting to maintain the hen in good health;

j) Food must consist of certified chicken feed and may be subject to inspection by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer;

k) Bedding must consist of wood shavings only;

l) Keep a chicken-friendly food and water container in each coop;

m) Construct and maintain the Coop to prevent any rodent from harbouring underneath or within it or within its walls, and to prevent entrance by any other animal;

n) Keep the Coop secured from 10:00pm to 7:00am; 

o) Remove leftover feed, trash, and manure in a timely manner; 

p)  Store feed within a fully enclosed container; 

q) Store manure within a full enclosed structure, and store no more than three cubic feet of manure at a time;

r) Manure must be bagged and removed at the owner’s expense;

s) Follow biosecurity procedures recommended by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to reduce potential for disease outbreak; and 

t) Keep Hens for personal use only and not sell eggs, manure, meat, or other products derived from hens.

No person who keeps Urban Chickens shall: 

a. Sell eggs, manure, meat, or other products derived from Hens; 

b. Slaughter a Hen on the property; 

c. Dispose of a Hen except by delivering it to a farm, veterinarian, or other operation that is lawfully permitted to dispose of Hens; and 

d. Keep a Hen in a cage, kennel, or any shelter other than a Coop.

Coops may be subject to inspections by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer.

Any Person who does not comply with the regulations set out in Sections 23.1, 23.2 and 23.3 may have their hens and/or coop removed form their property by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer.