{"title":"Taylor backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","question":"Can I keep chickens, bees, or other livestock in Taylor?","slug":"backyard-chickens","place":{"path":"ca/bc/taylor","name":"Taylor","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":"District of Taylor","url":"https://districtoftaylor.com"},"short_answer":"In Taylor, you can keep up to six hens for personal egg consumption where the zone allows it, such as the A-1, A-2 and R-1 zones. Hens must also meet the Backyard Hen and Bee Keeping Bylaw. Beehives are allowed where listed as a permitted use, with limits.","aliases":["backyard chickens taylor bc","keep hens taylor","beekeeping taylor bc","chicken coop rules taylor"],"cost":"Not stated on the sources read.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office (Municipal Hall)","value":"P.O. Box 300, 10007 100A Street, Taylor, BC V0C 2K0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding statutory holidays"},{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"250-789-3392"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025 (readable copy on the District's CivicWeb site)","url":"https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/"},{"title":"Backyard Hen and Bee Keeping Bylaw No. 872, 2023 (PDF)","url":"https://districtoftaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/872-2023-Backyard-Hen-and-Bee-Keeping-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Bylaws, District of Taylor","url":"https://districtoftaylor.com/bylaws/"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Taylor zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Taylor fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/fence-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/pouce-coupe","name":"Pouce Coupe","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/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":"Yes, as a permitted secondary use in the A-1, A-2 and R-1 zones (and other zones listed in the Zoning Bylaw). Hens must also meet the Backyard Hen and Bee Keeping Bylaw.","short":"Yes in A-1, A-2 and R-1 zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025 (readable copy on the District's CivicWeb site)","section":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025, s. 4.13 and zone tables","quotes":["Where permitted within a zone, a backyard hen enclosure must comply with the","for personal egg consumption."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"max_hens":{"label":"Most hens","value":"Six hens, for personal egg consumption.","short":"Six hens","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025 (readable copy on the District's CivicWeb site)","section":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025, s. 4.13.2","quotes":["A maximum of six (6) hens may be kept for personal egg consumption."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"roosters":{"label":"Roosters","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Taylor's Backyard Hen and Bee Keeping Bylaw is a scanned image that could not be read.","sources":[]},"coop_rules":{"label":"Coop rules","value":"In the rear yard, at least 2.5 m from the side and rear parcel lines; enclosure no larger than 8.0 m² and 3.0 m high.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025 (readable copy on the District's CivicWeb site)","section":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025, s. 4.13.3-4.13.4","quotes":["Backyard hen enclosures must be located in the rear yard and placed at least 2.5 m","The maximum size of a backyard hen enclosure is 8.0 m2 and 3.0 m in height."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"registration":{"label":"Permit or registration","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Taylor's Backyard Hen and Bee Keeping Bylaw is a scanned image that could not be read.","sources":[]},"bees":{"label":"Bees","value":"Allowed where listed as a permitted use (for example A-1, A-2 and R-1). Hives go in the rear yard, 7.5 m from parcel lines unless raised 2.5 m or more, or under 2.0 m behind a solid fence or hedge 2.0 m high; at most two colonies on a parcel under 1,100 m².","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025 (readable copy on the District's CivicWeb site)","section":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025, s. 4.14","quotes":["The apiary and beehives must be kept in the rear yard and are not permitted within","No more than two colonies of bees are permitted on a parcel having an area less"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_livestock":{"label":"Other livestock","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"Taylor's Backyard Hen and Bee Keeping Bylaw is a scanned image that could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Backyard Hen and Bee Keeping Bylaw (listed as No. 872, 2023); hen and bee limits also in Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025, ss. 4.13 and 4.14.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtoftaylor.com/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, District of Taylor","section":"Bylaws page list","quotes":["Backyard Hen and Bee Keeping Bylaw","872-2023-Backyard-Hen-and-Bee-Keeping-Bylaw.pdf"]},{"url":"https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025 (readable copy on the District's CivicWeb site)","section":"Zoning Bylaw s. 4.13, 4.14","quotes":["Where permitted within a zone, a backyard hen enclosure must comply with the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":3},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nHens are a permitted secondary use in the A-1, A-2 and R-1 zones, and in other zones listed in the [Zoning Bylaw](<https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/>) (section 4.13). They must also meet the [Backyard Hen and Bee Keeping Bylaw](<https://districtoftaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/872-2023-Backyard-Hen-and-Bee-Keeping-Bylaw.pdf>), whose posted copy is a scanned image that could not be read.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check your zone with the District Office at 250-789-3392.\n2. Keep no more than six hens, for personal egg consumption.\n3. Put the hen enclosure in the rear yard, at least 2.5 m from the side and rear parcel lines, no larger than 8.0 m² and no higher than 3.0 m.\n4. For bees, keep hives in the rear yard (see below).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Bees are allowed where listed as a permitted use (for example A-1, A-2 and R-1). Hives are 7.5 m from parcel lines unless raised 2.5 m or more, or under 2.0 m high behind a solid fence or hedge 2.0 m high. No more than two colonies on a parcel under 1,100 m².\n- The sources read do not state whether roosters are allowed, whether a hen permit or registration is needed, or the rules for other livestock. Ask the District Office.","sources":[{"url":"https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025 (readable copy on the District's CivicWeb site)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtoftaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/872-2023-Backyard-Hen-and-Bee-Keeping-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Backyard Hen and Bee Keeping Bylaw No. 872, 2023 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtoftaylor.com/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, District of Taylor","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtoftaylor.com/contact/","title":"Contact, District of Taylor","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 5 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 3 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/backyard-chickens/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/backyard-chickens.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/backyard-chickens.json"}}