{"title":"Anmore backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","question":"Can I keep chickens, bees, or other livestock?","slug":"backyard-chickens","place":{"path":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","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":"Village of Anmore","url":"https://anmore.com"},"short_answer":"In Anmore, hens count as poultry under the Animal Control Bylaw: up to 12 adult birds (no roosters) on a parcel under 1 acre, up to 24 over 1 acre. The bylaw also requires 2 acres for one animal, so ask the Village before buying hens.","aliases":["backyard chickens anmore","hens anmore","keep chickens anmore","bees anmore"],"cost":"No hen permit or fee is stated.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Hall (Anmore Community Hub)","value":"2697 Sunnyside Road, Anmore, BC V3H 5G9","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Department","value":"604-828-4987","note":"Regular Village hours. Does not answer text messages."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (PDF), Village of Anmore","url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF), Village of Anmore","url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf"},{"title":"Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016 (PDF), Village of Anmore","url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bylaw-554-2016-Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2025-03-23.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Anmore yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/yard-waste/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/burnaby","name":"Burnaby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/north-vancouver","name":"North Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/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":"Hens are 'poultry' under the Animal Control Bylaw: up to 12 adult (no roosters) on a parcel under 1 acre, up to 24 over 1 acre. But s. 4.6 also requires 2 acres for one animal and 1 more per extra animal, not counting dwelling, garage or garden.","short":"Conflicting: up to 12 hens, but 2 acres required","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 4.4, 4.5, 4.6","quotes":["more than 12 adult poultry of which none shall be roosters","more than 24 adult poultry of which only 1 may be a rooster","2 acres of land is provided for one animal"]},{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 4.3","quotes":["No person shall keep any animal on any parcel of land within the Municipality that is not in an area zoned in accordance"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"max_hens":{"label":"Most hens","value":"Parcel under 1 acre: no more than 12 adult poultry. Parcel over 1 acre: no more than 24. Section 4.6 separately requires 2 acres of land for one animal and 1 acre for each additional animal, not counting land under the dwelling, garage or garden.","short":"12 under 1 acre; 24 over 1 acre (2 acre rule too)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 4.4, 4.5, 4.6","quotes":["more than 12 adult poultry of which none shall be roosters","more than 24 adult poultry of which only 1 may be a rooster","1 acre of land is provided for each additional animal"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"roosters":{"label":"Roosters","value":"No roosters on a parcel under 1 acre. On a parcel over 1 acre, only 1 rooster is allowed.","short":"No under 1 acre; 1 rooster over 1 acre","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 4.4, 4.5, 4.6","quotes":["more than 12 adult poultry of which none shall be roosters","more than 24 adult poultry of which only 1 may be a rooster"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"coop_rules":{"label":"Coop rules","value":"A building or structure for animals must be more than 7.5 m from any residential dwelling on an adjoining property, or meet Zoning Bylaw setbacks, whichever is greater. A run area must be more than 7.5 m from every boundary line. Owners must fence or enclose animals on their own property.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 4.1, 4.2, 4.8","quotes":["is located more than 7.5 metres from any residential","such run area is located more than 7.5 metres from every boundary","erect and maintain locking enclosures or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"registration":{"label":"Permit or registration","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"bees":{"label":"Bees","value":"Beekeeping is 'urban agriculture' in the Zoning Bylaw, a permitted secondary use in the RS-1A, RCH-1 and RCH-2 zones (it is not listed for RS-1). Bee hives must be inaccessible to wildlife (Solid Waste Management Bylaw s. 6.1(s)).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bylaw-554-2016-Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2025-03-23.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 6.1(s)(ii)","quotes":["bee hives and bird feeders are inaccessible to Wildlife;"]},{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 2 (Agriculture, urban); 9.2.2, 9.3.2, 9.4.2","quotes":["edible berries, fruits, nuts and vegetables as well as the keeping of","honey bees (Apis mellifera);","Secondary Suite /Coach House Urban Agriculture"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_livestock":{"label":"Other livestock","value":"Horses, sheep, goats, mules, asses, swine, rabbits, poultry, llamas, cows and fur-bearing animals count as 'animals'. One animal needs 2 acres and each extra animal 1 more acre, not counting the dwelling, garage or garden.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 2, 4.6","quotes":["means a horse, sheep, goat, mule, ass , swine,","2 acres of land is provided for one animal"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Anmore Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (PDF), Village of Anmore","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Village of Anmore Animal Control Bylaw No. 96"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993](<https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf>) treats poultry as \"animals\". Zoning decides where animals may be kept ([Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017](<https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf>)).\n\n- **Parcel under 1 acre:** no more than 12 adult poultry, and no roosters.\n- **Parcel over 1 acre:** no more than 24 poultry, and only 1 rooster.\n- **Separate 2-acre rule (s. 4.6):** one animal needs 2 acres and each extra animal 1 more acre, not counting land under the dwelling, garage or garden. The bylaw does not explain how this applies to small flocks on small lots.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A building or structure for animals must be more than 7.5 m from any residential dwelling on an adjoining property, or meet Zoning Bylaw setbacks, whichever is greater. A run area must be more than 7.5 m from every boundary line. Animals must be fenced or enclosed on your own property.\n- Bees: beekeeping is \"urban agriculture\" in the Zoning Bylaw, a permitted secondary use in the RS-1A, RCH-1 and RCH-2 zones (not listed for RS-1). Hives must be inaccessible to wildlife under the [Solid Waste Management Bylaw](<https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bylaw-554-2016-Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2025-03-23.pdf>).\n- Other livestock (horses, sheep, goats, mules, asses, swine, rabbits, llamas, cows and fur-bearing animals) count as \"animals\" with the same 2-acre rule.\n- No hen permit, licence or registration is stated in the bylaw, fee schedule or the Village's permits page.\n- Call Village Hall at 604-469-9877 before buying birds.","sources":[{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-96-1993-Animal-Control.pdf","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 96-1993 (PDF), Village of Anmore","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF), Village of Anmore","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bylaw-554-2016-Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2025-03-23.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016 (PDF), Village of Anmore","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://anmore.com/village-hall/contact-us/","title":"Contact Us, Village of Anmore","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 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/backyard-chickens/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/backyard-chickens.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/backyard-chickens.json"}}