Backyard Chickens

By-law 2024-74

To regulate and govern the keeping of backyard Chickens in the Municipality of West Nipissing.

Table 1 : Permitted Number of Chickens According to Lot Size and Type

Zone	Less than 4050 square metres (less than 1 acre)	4050–10,000 square metres (1-2.5 acres)	1-4 hectares (2.5 -10 acres)	Over 4 hectares (10 acres)
Residential One (R1), Residential Two (R2), Residential Three (R3)	None	10	10	10
Shoreline Residential (SR)	None	10	10	10
Rural Residential (RR), Rural (RU)	None	10	50	No limit*
Agriculture One (A1), Agriculture Two (A2)	None	10	No limit*	No limit*
Residential Four (R4), Mobile Home Residential (MHR)	None	None	None	None
All Commercial and Industrial Zones (C1, C2, C3, M1, M2, M3, M4)	None	None	None	None
All Other Zones (CL, CF, OS, PSW, WM)	None	None	None	None

*Other municipal and provincial regulations apply which may impose restrictions on the permitted number of chickens.

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Please refer to the full by-law document for all regulations and requirements.