{"title":"Granisle backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","question":"Can I keep chickens, bees, or other livestock in Granisle?","slug":"backyard-chickens","place":{"path":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","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 Granisle","url":"https://villageofgranisle.ca"},"short_answer":"In Granisle, the Zoning Bylaw allows up to six hens, no roosters, on lots zoned R-1, R-3, R-3A, RR-1 and RR-2. Older Village bylaws ban poultry and bees, and the bylaws do not say which prevails. Confirm with the Village Office first.","aliases":["chickens granisle","backyard hens granisle","bees granisle","livestock granisle"],"cost":"No permit, licence or fee for hens is set in the Zoning Bylaw.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250.697.2248"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/"},{"title":"Poultry and Bees By-Law No. 203 (PDF), Village of Granisle","url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/182/"},{"title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/"}],"related":[{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Granisle","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Granisle noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Granisle unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/burns-lake","name":"Burns Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/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":"Zoning Bylaw s. 3.19 allows hens on residential or rural property zoned R-1, R-3, R-3A, RR-1 and RR-2. Hens are not allowed in R-2, C-1, C-2, I-1, I-2, I-3, P-1 or P-2.","short":"Yes in R-1, R-3, R-3A, RR-1 and RR-2 zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 3.19.1, 3.19.2","quotes":["is permitted to possess:","No persons shall keep or harbor hens on land situated in the following"]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/182/","title":"Poultry and Bees By-Law No. 203 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"By-Law No. 203, s. 2","quotes":["No person or persons shall keep or harbour poultry and bees within the boundaries of"]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/","title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 38","quotes":["No fowl or, animal shall be kept, or, run at large within the Village."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Conflict: Poultry and Bees By-Law No. 203 (1989) bans keeping poultry and bees in the Village, and Bylaw 339 s. 38 says no fowl may be kept; the newer Zoning Bylaw No. 508 (2019) permits hens. No repeal of Bylaw 203 was found; the bylaws do not say which prevails."},"max_hens":{"label":"Most hens","value":"Six hens.","short":"Six hens","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 3.19.1(a)","quotes":["a maximum of six (6) hens"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"roosters":{"label":"Roosters","value":"No roosters on residential or rural lots in R-1, R-3, R-3A, RR-1 and RR-2.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 3.19.3","quotes":["No roosters shall be permitted on any lot residential and rural property"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"coop_rules":{"label":"Coop rules","value":"Hens must be in a coop: 0.37 m² per hen (max 9.2 m²) plus 0.92 m² of roofed outdoor run; 2 m high at most; rear or side of a single-family dwelling only; 4 m from any property line and 5 m from any dwelling; a nest box per hen; secured sunset to sunrise.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 3.19.4","quotes":["A minimum of 0.37 m2 floor area per hen, with the provision that","the height shall not exceed 2 metres (6.56 feet), as measured","shall be located only to the rear or side of a single-family","the setback from any property line shall not be less than 4","the setback from any dwelling shall not be less than 5 metres","be secured from sunset to sunrise, with hens kept within."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"registration":{"label":"Permit or registration","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Granisle's Zoning Bylaw sets no permit, licence, registration or fee for hens.","sources":[]},"bees":{"label":"Bees","value":"Not allowed under the Poultry and Bees By-Law and Bylaw 339 s. 42 (\"unlawful to maintain an apiary\"). The Zoning Bylaw lists \"the keeping of bees\" as a permitted use in the RR-1 and RR-2 rural zones if buildings are at least 25 m from property lines and 10 m from any dwelling.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/182/","title":"Poultry and Bees By-Law No. 203 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"By-Law No. 203, s. 2","quotes":["No person or persons shall keep or harbour poultry and bees within the boundaries of"]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/","title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 42","quotes":["It shall be unlawful to maintain an apiary and keep bees within the Village."]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 7.1.1(j)","quotes":["kennels, the keeping of bees, horses, pigeons, poultry,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Conflict between the older bans and the 2019 Zoning Bylaw; the bylaws do not say which prevails."},"other_livestock":{"label":"Other livestock","value":"Bylaw 339 s. 36 says no animal (horses, cattle, goats, swine, fur-bearing or wild animals) may be kept in the Village. The Zoning Bylaw permits keeping horses, pigeons, poultry, sheep and fur-bearing animals in RR-1 and RR-2 if buildings are 25 m from property lines and 10 m from any dwelling, and livestock grazing (no feed lots).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/","title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 36","quotes":["No animal shall be kept or harboured within the boundaries of the Village."]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 7.1.1(j), (k)","quotes":["purposes, provided that all buildings and structures used for such purposes are located not less than 25 m from any","livestock, grazing excluding feed lots;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Conflict between Bylaw 339 and the 2019 Zoning Bylaw; unresolved on the face of the documents."},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (s. 3.19 Laying Hens); Village of Granisle Poultry and Bees By-Law No. 203, 1988; Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 3.19","quotes":["3.19 Laying Hens .1 Notwithstanding the provisions of this Bylaw, any residential or rural that is zoned","VILLAGEOF GRANISLE ZONING BYLAWNO. 508, 2019","TABLE OF CONTENTS"]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/182/","title":"Poultry and Bees By-Law No. 203 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 3","quotes":["Granisle Poultry and Bees By-Law No. 203,"]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/","title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe newer [Zoning Bylaw No. 508](<https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/>) (s. 3.19) allows hens on residential or rural property zoned R-1, R-3, R-3A, RR-1 and RR-2. Hens are not allowed in R-2, C-1, C-2, I-1, I-2, I-3, P-1 or P-2. Older bylaws say otherwise (see Good to know).\n\n## Rules for hens\n\n- Up to six hens. No roosters.\n- Hens must be in a coop: 0.37 m² per hen (9.2 m² at most) plus 0.92 m² of roofed outdoor run, and no more than 2 m high.\n- The coop goes at the rear or side of a single-family dwelling only, 4 m from any property line and 5 m from any dwelling.\n- A nest box per hen, and the hens are secured from sunset to sunrise.\n- The bylaw sets no permit, licence, registration or fee for hens.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The [Poultry and Bees By-Law No. 203](<https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/182/>) bans poultry and bees in the Village, and the [Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339](<https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/>) says no fowl or apiary may be kept (ss. 38, 42). No repeal was found, and the bylaws do not say which prevails.\n- Bees: the Zoning Bylaw lists keeping bees as permitted in RR-1 and RR-2 if buildings are at least 25 m from property lines and 10 m from any dwelling.\n- Other livestock: Bylaw 339 s. 36 bars horses, cattle, goats, swine, and fur-bearing or wild animals. The Zoning Bylaw permits horses, pigeons, poultry, sheep and fur-bearing animals in RR-1 and RR-2 on the same distances, and livestock grazing (no feed lots).\n- Call the Village Office, 250.697.2248, to confirm before you buy birds or hives.","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/182/","title":"Poultry and Bees By-Law No. 203 (PDF), Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/179/","title":"Dog, Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 339, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","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 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/backyard-chickens/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/backyard-chickens.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/backyard-chickens.json"}}