City of Revelstoke Animal Control and Licensing Bylaw No. 1758

urban agriculture;

food production;

livestock;

urban chickens;

HENS

A. No person shall own, keep or possess any poultry, except for hens in areas designated for that use in the City’s Zoning Bylaw, as amended from time to time. Hens are permitted in conjunction with a single family dwelling.

B. An Owner who engages in hen-keeping must:

(i) be the registered owner of, and reside at, the property where the hens are kept or obtain written permission from the property owner;

(ii) keep no more than five hens on the property;

(iii) possess a valid hen-keeping license with the Municipality by completing and submitting a registration form and an application form issued by the Municipality

(iv) supply a Hen Enclosure at least 0.9 square metres (9.69 square feet) per hen with any combination of vegetated and bare earth located in a fenced rear yard and/or side yard of the property;

(v) not attach the Hen Enclosure to the Owner’s dwelling;

(vi) not situate the Hen Enclosure within 5 metres (16.4 feet) of a neighbouring dwelling’s window or doors;

(vii) ensure the Hen Enclosure is covered entirely on all sides and the top;

(viii) provide at least one Coop at 0.5 square metre (5.38 square feet) per hen of floor area and no more than 2 metres (6.56 feet) in height, within or connected to the Hen Enclosure. The Coop must contain one perch and one nest box for each hen;

(ix) ensure that the maximum size of the Coop and Hen Enclosure combined is 7.5 square metres (80.73 square feet) in area.

(x) provide each hen with food, water, shelter, light, ventilation, veterinary care, and opportunities for essential behaviours such as scratching, dust-bathing and roosting;

(xi) maintain each Hen Enclosure in good repair and keep the enclosure in sanitary condition, free from vermin and obnoxious smells and substances;

(xii) take steps to reduce wildlife attractants by ensuring feed is enclosed in an airtight container outside of the Hen Enclosure. Store such containers in a location not accessible by wildlife or other animals;

(xiii) eggs are only for personal consumption and not for resale; (xiv) not slaughter a hen on the property or release into the wild; and (xv) not bury a hen on the property.

C. Roosters shall not be kept within the Municipal boundary.