100 Mile House backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules
Can I keep chickens, bees, or other livestock?
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.
Key facts
| Hens allowed | 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated, Definitions: agriculture; Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated, s. 8.2.2 (A-2); Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated, s. 9.3.2 (R-1); Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026, Schedule B · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingspecifically includes mushroom growing, the keeping of horses, cattle, other livestock, swine, furbearing animals, poultry, pigeons, doves, bees, rabbits, 8.2.2 Principal Permitted Uses, limited to: a) agriculture; 9.3.2 Principal Permitted Use, limited to: a) single detached dwelling. Horse, sheep, goat, ass, swine, poultry, llama, cow, or other animals of the bovine species, when permitted by zoning. |
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| Most hens | None set. No bylaw in 100 Mile House sets a hen limit, coop rule or permit. |
| Roosters | Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. |
| Coop rules | None set. No bylaw in 100 Mile House sets a hen limit, coop rule or permit. |
| Permit or registration | None set. No bylaw in 100 Mile House sets a hen limit, coop rule or permit. |
| Bees | 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated, Definitions: apiculture; Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated, s. 8.1.2 (A-1); Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated, s. 9.1.2 (ER-1) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording“apiculture” means the keeping and raising of honey bees in apiaries for honey production, crop pollination, and bee stock production. 8.1.2 Principal Permitted Uses, limited to: a) agriculture; 9.1.2 Principal Permitted Use, limited to: a) single detached dwelling. |
| Other livestock | 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.Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026, Schedule B; Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated, s. 5.23.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingHorse, sheep, goat, ass, swine, poultry, llama, cow, or other animals of the bovine species, when permitted by zoning. 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. |
| Bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 and Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 (Schedule B).Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated, title; Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026, title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 District of 100 Mile House Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 |
How it works
The Zoning Bylaw No. 1466 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.
Good to know
- Hen limit: none found in the Zoning Bylaw or the Animal Control Bylaw No. 1475.
- Roosters: no rule found. The Animal Control Bylaw bars letting any animal howl, bark or cry so as to unduly disturb others.
- Coops and runs: no rules found.
- Permit or registration: none found.
- Bees: no hive count, setback or registration rule found.
- 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.
- Ask the District at 250-395-2434 about your property's zone and what is allowed.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, consolidated (PDF), District of 100 Mile House (read 2026-11-08)
- Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 1475, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House (read 2026-11-08)
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. How answers are checked.