{"title":"100 Mile House backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","question":"Can I keep chickens, bees, or other livestock?","slug":"backyard-chickens","place":{"path":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"District of 100 Mile House","url":"https://www.100milehouse.com"},"short_answer":"No bylaw in 100 Mile House names backyard hens, and none sets a hen limit, coop rule or permit. Poultry and beekeeping count as agriculture under the Zoning Bylaw, which allows it in A-1, A-2 and A-3 zones, not the residential zones. Ask the District before getting birds.","aliases":["backyard chickens 100 mile house","hens bylaw 100 mile house","beekeeping 100 mile house","rooster 100 mile house","livestock 100 mile house"],"cost":"No permit, licence or fee for hens or bees is stated in the bylaws we read.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"District of 100 Mile House office","value":"250-395-2434","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF)","url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf"},{"title":"Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in 100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"100 Mile House noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"100 Mile House zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/williams-lake","name":"Williams Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/backyard-chickens/"}],"topic":{"title":"Backyard chicken rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/backyard-chickens/"},"facts":{"hens_allowed":{"label":"Hens allowed","value":"No bylaw rule on backyard hens was found. Poultry counts as 'agriculture' under the Zoning Bylaw, and agriculture is a permitted use in the A-1, A-2 and A-3 zones. The residential zones read (R-1, ER-1, ER-2) list only single detached dwellings with accessory uses, not agriculture.","short":"No rule found; only agricultural zones (A-1, A-2, A-3)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"Definitions: agriculture","quotes":["specifically includes mushroom growing, the keeping of horses, cattle,","other livestock, swine, furbearing animals, poultry, pigeons, doves, bees, rabbits,"]},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"s. 8.2.2 (A-2)","quotes":["8.2.2 Principal Permitted Uses, limited to:","a) agriculture;"]},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"s. 9.3.2 (R-1)","quotes":["9.3.2 Principal Permitted Use, limited to:","a) single detached dwelling."]},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"Schedule B","quotes":["Horse, sheep, goat, ass, swine, poultry, llama, cow, or other animals of the","bovine species, when permitted by zoning."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"max_hens":{"label":"Most hens","value":null,"status":"none","note":"No bylaw in 100 Mile House sets a hen limit, coop rule or permit.","sources":[]},"roosters":{"label":"Roosters","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"coop_rules":{"label":"Coop rules","value":null,"status":"none","note":"No bylaw in 100 Mile House sets a hen limit, coop rule or permit.","sources":[]},"registration":{"label":"Permit or registration","value":null,"status":"none","note":"No bylaw in 100 Mile House sets a hen limit, coop rule or permit.","sources":[]},"bees":{"label":"Bees","value":"Beekeeping (apiculture) is part of 'agriculture' in the Zoning Bylaw. Agriculture is a permitted principal use in the A-1, A-2 and A-3 zones. The residential zones read (R-1, ER-1, ER-2) do not list it.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"Definitions: apiculture","quotes":["“apiculture” means the keeping and raising of honey bees in apiaries for honey","production, crop pollination, and bee stock production."]},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"s. 8.1.2 (A-1)","quotes":["8.1.2 Principal Permitted Uses, limited to:","a) agriculture;"]},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"s. 9.1.2 (ER-1)","quotes":["9.1.2 Principal Permitted Use, limited to:","a) single detached dwelling."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_livestock":{"label":"Other livestock","value":"Livestock, poultry, horses, goats and similar animals are allowed only 'when permitted by zoning'. Where agriculture is permitted, keeping livestock is not permitted on any parcel 0.4 hectares or less.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"Schedule B","quotes":["Horse, sheep, goat, ass, swine, poultry, llama, cow, or other animals of the","bovine species, when permitted by zoning."]},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"s. 5.23.1","quotes":["5.23.1 In this Bylaw, where agriculture is a permitted use, the keeping of livestock is","not permitted on any parcel 0.4 hectares or less in area."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 and Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 (Schedule B).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"title","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026"]},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"title","quotes":["District of 100 Mile House Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":3,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466](<https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf>) counts poultry and beekeeping as \"agriculture\". Agriculture is a permitted use in the A-1, A-2 and A-3 zones. The residential zones we read (R-1, ER-1, ER-2) list single detached dwellings with accessory uses, not agriculture. No bylaw we read mentions backyard hens as such, so check with the District before you buy birds.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Hen limit: none found in the Zoning Bylaw or the [Animal Control Bylaw No. 1475](<https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf>).\n- Roosters: no rule found. The Animal Control Bylaw bars letting any animal howl, bark or cry so as to unduly disturb others.\n- Coops and runs: no rules found.\n- Permit or registration: none found.\n- Bees: no hive count, setback or registration rule found.\n- Livestock, poultry, horses, goats and similar animals are allowed only when permitted by zoning. Where agriculture is permitted, livestock (hoofed animals such as horses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats and llamas) is not allowed on a parcel of 0.4 hectares or less.\n- Ask the District at 250-395-2434 about your property's zone and what is allowed.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Bylaw%201475%20Animal%20Control%20and%20Pound%20Operations.pdf","title":"Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 3 are recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/backyard-chickens/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/backyard-chickens.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/backyard-chickens.json"}}