{"title":"Port Clements backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","question":"Can I keep chickens, bees, or other livestock in Port Clements?","slug":"backyard-chickens","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-clements","name":"Port Clements","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 Port Clements","url":"https://portclements.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port Clements, the Zoning Bylaw does not mention hens or chickens by name. It permits poultry in the Agricultural (A-1) and Resource Areas (RS) zones, and \"agricultural and horticultural use\" in Rural Residential (R-2). The Residential Urban (R-1) zone has no agricultural use. No hen limit is set.","aliases":["chickens port clements","backyard hens port clements","bees port clements","livestock port clements"],"cost":"Not stated.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"36 Cedar Avenue West, Port Clements, BC V0T 1R0","note":"Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-557-4295","note":"Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 444 (PDF, in February 17, 2026 council agenda package)","url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Port Clements zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/daajing-giids","name":"Daajing Giids","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-rupert","name":"Prince Rupert","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-edward","name":"Port Edward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/stewart","name":"Stewart","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/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":"The Zoning Bylaw does not mention hens or chickens by name. It lists \"poultry\" among agricultural uses permitted in the Agricultural (A-1) and Resource Areas (RS) zones, and the Rural Residential zone (R-2) permits \"agricultural and horticultural use\". The Residential Urban zone (R-1) has no agricultural use.","short":"Not named; poultry in A-1 and RS zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","title":"February 17, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Package (PDF), containing Zoning Bylaw No. 444, Village of Port Clements","section":"s. 7.3.14 Agricultural Zone (A-1), B","quotes":["agricultural uses including field crops, horticulture, silviculture, poultry, other","stock raising and beekeeping","Resource Areas Zone (RS) land and structures may be used only for the"]},{"url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","title":"February 17, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Package (PDF), containing Zoning Bylaw No. 444, Village of Port Clements","section":"s. 7.3.2 R-2, B","quotes":["agricultural and horticultural use"]},{"url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","title":"February 17, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Package (PDF), containing Zoning Bylaw No. 444, Village of Port Clements","section":"s. 1.3 Definitions","quotes":["means the use of land for the growing, rearing, producing,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"max_hens":{"label":"Most hens","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Port Clements' Zoning Bylaw sets no limit on the number of hens.","sources":[]},"roosters":{"label":"Roosters","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"coop_rules":{"label":"Coop rules","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"registration":{"label":"Permit or registration","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"bees":{"label":"Bees","value":"Beekeeping is a permitted agricultural use in the Agricultural (A-1) and Resource Areas (RS) zones. The R-1 and R-2 zone lists do not name beekeeping.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","title":"February 17, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Package (PDF), containing Zoning Bylaw No. 444, Village of Port Clements","section":"s. 7.3.14 Agricultural Zone (A-1), B","quotes":["stock raising and beekeeping","Resource Areas Zone (RS) land and structures may be used only for the","stock raising and beekeeping;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_livestock":{"label":"Other livestock","value":"\"Other stock raising\" is a permitted agricultural use in the Agricultural (A-1) and Resource Areas (RS) zones. In the Rural Residential zone (R-2), \"agricultural and horticultural use\" is permitted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","title":"February 17, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Package (PDF), containing Zoning Bylaw No. 444, Village of Port Clements","section":"s. 7.3.14 Agricultural Zone (A-1), B","quotes":["agricultural uses including field crops, horticulture, silviculture, poultry, other","Resource Areas Zone (RS) land and structures may be used only for the"]},{"url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","title":"February 17, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Package (PDF), containing Zoning Bylaw No. 444, Village of Port Clements","section":"s. 7.3.2 R-2, B","quotes":["agricultural and horticultural use"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","title":"February 17, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Package (PDF), containing Zoning Bylaw No. 444, Village of Port Clements","section":"Bylaw adoption","quotes":["RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED THIS 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":1,"unknown":3},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nPort Clements regulates this through zoning, in the [Zoning Bylaw No. 444](<https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf>). The bylaw does not mention hens or chickens by name.\n\n- **Agricultural (A-1) and Resource Areas (RS) zones:** poultry, beekeeping and \"other stock raising\" are permitted agricultural uses.\n- **Rural Residential (R-2) zone:** \"agricultural and horticultural use\" is permitted. The bylaw does not say whether a few backyard hens count.\n- **Residential Urban (R-1) zone:** no agricultural use is listed. The R-1 and R-2 lists do not name beekeeping.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find out which zone your property is in. Ask the Village Office on 250-557-4295 or see the zoning lookup answer.\n2. Ask the Village Office whether your animals are allowed in that zone.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw sets no hen limit and says nothing about roosters, coops or registration, and no separate animal bylaw is posted.\n- Ask the Village Office to confirm before you buy animals.","sources":[{"url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","title":"February 17, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Package (PDF), containing Zoning Bylaw No. 444, Village of Port Clements","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; 1 is recorded as not set; 3 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/backyard-chickens/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/backyard-chickens.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/backyard-chickens.json"}}