{"title":"Silverton backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","question":"Can I keep chickens, bees, or other livestock in Silverton?","slug":"backyard-chickens","place":{"path":"ca/bc/silverton","name":"Silverton","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 Silverton","url":"https://silverton.ca"},"short_answer":"In Silverton you may keep up to 12 poultry (including ducks, geese, turkeys and pigeons) on a parcel with a single family detached dwelling, with a $10 yearly Poultry Licence. Roosters are banned. Cattle, horses, goats, sheep, swine, rabbits and fur-bearing animals are not allowed. The bylaws say nothing about bees.","aliases":["backyard chickens silverton","poultry licence silverton","keep hens silverton","livestock bylaw silverton"],"cost":"Poultry Licence $10 a year.","how_long":"A Poultry Licence is valid one year from issue.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-358-2472"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF)","url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/"}],"related":[{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Silverton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/how-many-pets/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/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":"Poultry (domestic fowl, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons) may be kept only on a parcel with a single family detached dwelling, at least 12 m frontage and at least 20 m depth, with a Poultry Licence.","short":"Single-family lots, 12 m frontage, 20 m depth, licence","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"ss. 3.5, 3.10; definition of Poultry","quotes":["a single family detached dwelling located upon it;","a minimum frontage of twelve (12) metres;","a minimum depth of twenty (20) metres.","includes domestic fowl, ducks, geese, turkeys and pigeons"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"max_hens":{"label":"Most hens","value":"12 poultry on any parcel.","short":"12 poultry","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"s. 3.4","quotes":["No person shall keep more than twelve (12) Poultry on any Parcel."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"roosters":{"label":"Roosters","value":"No. No person may keep a rooster.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"s. 3.3","quotes":["No person shall keep a rooster."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"coop_rules":{"label":"Coop rules","value":"Poultry must be kept in a coop unless grazing on fenced land or in a run. A coop must be 3 m from any side lot line, and 1 m from the rear lot line (3 m if the rear lot line is under 23 m from the adjacent dwelling or the neighbouring parcel is vacant).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"ss. 3.6, 3.7","quotes":["All Poultry must be kept in a Poultry Coop unless grazing on fenced land or within a Poultry Run.","one (1) metre away from the rear lot line of the Parcel upon which the Poultry Coop is located if the rear lot line is at least twenty-three (23) metres distant from the adjacent dwelling;","three (3) metres away from the rear lot line of the Parcel upon which the Poultry Coop is located if the rear lot line is less than twenty-three (23) metres distant from the adjacent dwelling or if the adjoining parcel is vacant;","three (3) metres away from any side lot line of the Parcel upon which the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"registration":{"label":"Permit or registration","value":"A Poultry Licence is required: $10 a year, valid one year from issue.","short":"Yes, $10 a year licence","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"ss. 3.10, 3.11","quotes":["obtained a Poultry Licence and has paid in full the annual licence fee of ten dollar ($10.00)","valid for a period of one (1) year"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bees":{"label":"Bees","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"other_livestock":{"label":"Other livestock","value":"Farm animals (cattle, donkeys, goats, horses, mules, oxen, buffalo, sheep, deer, swine), fur-bearing animals and rabbits may not be kept in the Village.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"s. 4.1; definitions","quotes":["No person shall keep Farm Animals, Fur Bearing Animals or rabbits within the Village.","includes cattle, donkeys, goats, horses, mules, oxen, buffalo, sheep, fallow deer, reindeer and swine"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"Title","quotes":["ANIMAL AND POULTRY REGULATION BYLAW NO. 460 - 2009"]}],"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 and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460](https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/) lets you keep poultry (domestic fowl, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons) only on a parcel with a single family detached dwelling that has at least 12 m of frontage and at least 20 m of depth, and only with a Poultry Licence. The limit is 12 poultry on any parcel.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No person may keep a rooster.\n- Poultry must be kept in a coop unless grazing on fenced land or in a run.\n- A coop must be 3 m from any side lot line, and 1 m from the rear lot line (3 m if the rear lot line is under 23 m from the adjacent dwelling or the neighbouring parcel is vacant). The bylaw sets no coop size limit.\n- The Poultry Licence is $10 a year. It can be revoked for contravening the bylaw, with no refund and a one-year bar on reapplying.\n- Farm animals (cattle, donkeys, goats, horses, mules, oxen, buffalo, sheep, deer, swine), fur-bearing animals and rabbits may not be kept in the Village.\n- Bees: the bylaw and Zoning Bylaw do not mention them. Ask the Village Office at 250-358-2472.","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22185/","title":"Animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw No. 460, 2009 (PDF), Village of Silverton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://silverton.ca/memorial-hall","title":"Memorial Hall, Village of Silverton (Village Office phone)","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/silverton/backyard-chickens/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/backyard-chickens.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/backyard-chickens.json"}}